1.1 Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2008/07 - 2007/07
| Year/Month | Change | ||||
| 2008/07 | 2008/06 | 2007/07 | 2008/07 - 2007/07 | ||
| Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Percentage points (%) | ||
| Indicator | Sex | ||||
| Employment rate (population aged 15-64) | Both sexes | 73,4 | 74,4 | 72,9 | 0,5 |
| Males | 75,5 | 76,5 | 75,1 | 0,4 | |
| Females | 71,2 | 72,2 | 70,7 | 0,6 | |
| Unemployment rate | Both sexes | 5,2 | 6,8 | 5,9 | -0,6 |
| Males | 4,5 | 6,3 | 5,0 | -0,5 | |
| Females | 6,0 | 7,4 | 6,8 | -0,8 | |
| Labour force participation rate | Both sexes | 69,1 | 71,5 | 69,2 | -0,2 |
| Males | 71,4 | 74,4 | 71,6 | -0,2 | |
| Females | 66,7 | 68,6 | 66,9 | -0,1 | |
Source: Labour force survey 2008, July. Statistics Finland
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Director in charge: Riitta Harala
Updated 26.8.2008
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. July 2008,
1.1 Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2008/07 - 2007/07
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 21.11.2024].
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