2.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2008/04 - 2007/04
Year/Month | Change | ||||
2008/04 | 2008/03 | 2007/04 | 2008/04 - 2007/04 | ||
Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Percentage points (%) | ||
Sex | Age group | ||||
Both sexes | 15-74 | 66,7 | 66,4 | 66,6 | 0,1 |
15-24 | 49,4 | 45,7 | 50,8 | -1,4 | |
25-54 | 88,0 | 88,0 | 87,9 | 0,2 | |
55-74 | 39,0 | 40,3 | 37,3 | 1,7 | |
15-64 | 74,7 | 74,1 | 74,6 | 0,0 | |
Males | 15-74 | 69,0 | 68,6 | 68,6 | 0,4 |
15-24 | 49,3 | 44,8 | 48,0 | 1,3 | |
25-54 | 90,3 | 90,0 | 90,8 | -0,5 | |
55-74 | 41,4 | 43,1 | 38,9 | 2,5 | |
15-64 | 76,2 | 75,3 | 76,0 | 0,3 | |
Females | 15-74 | 64,4 | 64,3 | 64,5 | -0,2 |
15-24 | 49,6 | 46,6 | 53,8 | -4,2 | |
25-54 | 85,8 | 85,9 | 84,9 | 0,9 | |
55-74 | 36,7 | 37,7 | 35,8 | 0,9 | |
15-64 | 73,1 | 72,9 | 73,3 | -0,2 |
Source: Labour force survey 2008, April. Statistics Finland
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Director in charge: Riitta Harala
Updated 20.5.2008
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. April 2008,
2.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2008/04 - 2007/04
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 2.12.2024].
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