7.1 Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2008/III - 2007/III
| Year/Quarter | Change | ||||
| 2008/III | 2008/II | 2007/III | 2008/III - 2007/III | ||
| Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Percentage points (%) | ||
| Indicator | Sex | ||||
| Employment rate (population aged 15-64) | Both sexes | 71,6 | 71,9 | 71,2 | 0,4 |
| Males | 73,6 | 73,8 | 73,3 | 0,3 | |
| Females | 69,6 | 69,9 | 69,2 | 0,4 | |
| Unemployment rate | Both sexes | 5,6 | 7,3 | 6,0 | -0,5 |
| Males | 5,0 | 7,0 | 5,4 | -0,5 | |
| Females | 6,2 | 7,5 | 6,7 | -0,5 | |
| Labour force participation rate | Both sexes | 67,8 | 69,4 | 67,9 | -0,1 |
| Males | 70,3 | 72,1 | 70,5 | -0,2 | |
| Females | 65,4 | 66,6 | 65,4 | 0,0 | |
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,
7.1 Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2008/III - 2007/III
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 5.11.2024].
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