8.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 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 (%) | ||
| Sex | Age group | ||||
| Both sexes | 15-74 | 67,8 | 69,4 | 67,9 | -0,1 |
| 15-24 | 53,1 | 61,8 | 55,0 | -1,9 | |
| 25-54 | 88,7 | 88,9 | 88,3 | 0,3 | |
| 55-74 | 39,9 | 39,8 | 39,1 | 0,8 | |
| 15-64 | 75,9 | 77,6 | 75,9 | 0,0 | |
| Males | 15-74 | 70,3 | 72,1 | 70,5 | -0,2 |
| 15-24 | 51,6 | 60,9 | 53,5 | -1,8 | |
| 25-54 | 91,4 | 91,7 | 91,1 | 0,3 | |
| 55-74 | 42,6 | 42,9 | 42,0 | 0,6 | |
| 15-64 | 77,5 | 79,5 | 77,6 | -0,1 | |
| Females | 15-74 | 65,4 | 66,6 | 65,4 | 0,0 |
| 15-24 | 54,6 | 62,8 | 56,5 | -1,9 | |
| 25-54 | 85,9 | 86,1 | 85,5 | 0,4 | |
| 55-74 | 37,4 | 36,8 | 36,4 | 1,0 | |
| 15-64 | 74,2 | 75,7 | 74,2 | 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,
8.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2008/III - 2007/III
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 5.11.2024].
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