2.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2008/02 - 2007/02
Year/Month | Change | ||||
2008/02 | 2008/01 | 2007/02 | 2008/02 - 2007/02 | ||
Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Percentage points (%) | ||
Sex | Age group | ||||
Both sexes | 15-74 | 65,9 | 66,6 | 65,9 | 0,1 |
15-24 | 45,2 | 46,3 | 43,7 | 1,5 | |
25-54 | 88,3 | 88,7 | 88,3 | 0,0 | |
55-74 | 38,2 | 39,2 | 38,0 | 0,2 | |
15-64 | 73,7 | 74,4 | 73,7 | 0,0 | |
Males | 15-74 | 68,1 | 68,6 | 67,8 | 0,4 |
15-24 | 41,9 | 44,1 | 43,0 | -1,1 | |
25-54 | 91,1 | 91,0 | 89,7 | 1,4 | |
55-74 | 41,3 | 41,7 | 40,9 | 0,4 | |
15-64 | 75,0 | 75,5 | 74,6 | 0,3 | |
Females | 15-74 | 63,7 | 64,7 | 64,0 | -0,3 |
15-24 | 48,7 | 48,6 | 44,5 | 4,3 | |
25-54 | 85,5 | 86,4 | 86,9 | -1,4 | |
55-74 | 35,2 | 36,9 | 35,3 | -0,1 | |
15-64 | 72,4 | 73,3 | 72,8 | -0,4 |
Source: Labour force survey 2008, February. Statistics Finland
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Updated 18.3.2008
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. February 2008,
2.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2008/02 - 2007/02
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 21.11.2024].
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