2.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 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 (%) | ||
Sex | Age group | ||||
Both sexes | 15-74 | 66,6 | 67,8 | 66,3 | 0,3 |
15-24 | 45,2 | 51,0 | 44,2 | 1,0 | |
25-54 | 88,6 | 89,3 | 88,0 | 0,6 | |
55-74 | 40,4 | 39,8 | 40,1 | 0,3 | |
15-64 | 74,4 | 75,8 | 74,1 | 0,4 | |
Males | 15-74 | 69,3 | 70,1 | 68,3 | 1,0 |
15-24 | 45,4 | 48,9 | 42,3 | 3,1 | |
25-54 | 91,2 | 92,0 | 90,2 | 1,0 | |
55-74 | 43,4 | 42,5 | 43,0 | 0,4 | |
15-64 | 76,2 | 77,2 | 75,3 | 0,9 | |
Females | 15-74 | 63,9 | 65,5 | 64,2 | -0,3 |
15-24 | 45,1 | 53,2 | 46,3 | -1,2 | |
25-54 | 85,8 | 86,6 | 85,8 | 0,1 | |
55-74 | 37,7 | 37,3 | 37,5 | 0,2 | |
15-64 | 72,6 | 74,3 | 72,8 | -0,2 |
Source: Labour force survey 2008, September. Statistics Finland
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Director in charge: Riitta Harala
Updated 21.10.2008
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. September 2008,
2.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2008/09 - 2007/09
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 5.11.2024].
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