8.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2008/IV - 2007/IV
Year/Quarter | Change | ||||
2008/IV | 2008/III | 2007/IV | 2008/IV - 2007/IV | ||
Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Percentage points (%) | ||
Sex | Age group | ||||
Both sexes | 15-74 | 66,5 | 67,8 | 66,3 | 0,2 |
15-24 | 46,1 | 53,1 | 46,8 | -0,7 | |
25-54 | 88,3 | 88,7 | 88,0 | 0,3 | |
55-74 | 40,1 | 39,9 | 39,1 | 1,0 | |
15-64 | 74,3 | 75,9 | 74,0 | 0,3 | |
Males | 15-74 | 68,7 | 70,3 | 68,3 | 0,4 |
15-24 | 44,1 | 51,6 | 44,2 | -0,1 | |
25-54 | 91,0 | 91,4 | 90,3 | 0,7 | |
55-74 | 42,5 | 42,6 | 41,7 | 0,8 | |
15-64 | 75,7 | 77,5 | 75,1 | 0,6 | |
Females | 15-74 | 64,3 | 65,4 | 64,3 | 0,0 |
15-24 | 48,3 | 54,6 | 49,5 | -1,2 | |
25-54 | 85,6 | 85,9 | 85,6 | 0,0 | |
55-74 | 37,9 | 37,4 | 36,7 | 1,2 | |
15-64 | 72,9 | 74,2 | 72,9 | 0,0 |
Source: Labour force survey 2008, December. Statistics Finland
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Director in charge: Riitta Harala
Updated 20.01.2009
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. December 2008,
8.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2008/IV - 2007/IV
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 17.8.2024].
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