1.1 Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2008/09 - 2007/09
| Year/Month | Change | ||||
| 2008/09 | 2008/08 | 2007/09 | 2008/09 - 2007/09 | ||
| Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Percentage points (%) | ||
| Indicator | Sex | ||||
| Employment rate (population aged 15-64) | Both sexes | 70,0 | 71,5 | 69,3 | 0,7 |
| Males | 71,8 | 73,6 | 70,7 | 1,1 | |
| Females | 68,1 | 69,5 | 67,9 | 0,3 | |
| Unemployment rate | Both sexes | 5,9 | 5,6 | 6,4 | -0,4 |
| Males | 5,7 | 4,6 | 6,0 | -0,3 | |
| Females | 6,1 | 6,5 | 6,8 | -0,6 | |
| Labour force participation rate | Both sexes | 66,6 | 67,8 | 66,3 | 0,3 |
| Males | 69,3 | 70,1 | 68,3 | 1,0 | |
| Females | 63,9 | 65,5 | 64,2 | -0,3 | |
Source: Labour force survey 2008, September. Statistics Finland
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Updated 21.10.2008
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. September 2008,
1.1 Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2008/09 - 2007/09
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 31.10.2025].
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