5.3 Unemployment rate by province 2008/05 - 2007/05
Year/Month | Change | |||
2008/05 | 2008/04 | 2007/05 | 2008/05 - 2007/05 | |
Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Percentage points (%) | |
Province | ||||
Whole country (incl. Åland) | 8,8 | 6,2 | 8,5 | 0,3 |
Southern Finland | 7,9 | 4,7 | 6,9 | 1,0 |
Western Finland | 8,4 | 6,3 | 8,1 | 0,3 |
Eastern Finland | 10,7 | 9,2 | 12,4 | -1,7 |
Oulu | 12,2 | 8,5 | 11,6 | 0,5 |
Lapland | 12,1 | 11,1 | 13,8 | -1,7 |
Source: Labour force survey 2008, May. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Heidi Melasniemi-Uutela (09) 1734 2523, Pekka Tossavainen (09) 1734 3517, Kalle Sinivuori (09) 1734 3524, tyovoimatutkimus@stat.fi
Director in charge: Riitta Harala
Updated 24.6.2008
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. May 2008,
5.3 Unemployment rate by province 2008/05 - 2007/05
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 17.8.2024].
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