5.1 Unemployment rate by sex and age 2009/05 - 2008/05
| Year/Month | Change | ||||
| 2009/05 | 2009/04 | 2008/05 | 2009/05 - 2008/05 | ||
| Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Percentage points (%) | ||
| Sex | Age group | ||||
| Both sexes | 15-74 | 10,9 | 8,8 | 8,8 | 2,1 |
| 15-64 | 11,0 | 8,9 | 8,9 | 2,1 | |
| 15-24 | 38,3 | 23,7 | 32,0 | 6,3 | |
| 25-54 | 6,1 | 7,0 | 4,6 | 1,5 | |
| 55-64 | 6,3 | 6,3 | 5,4 | 0,9 | |
| Males | 15-74 | 12,0 | 9,5 | 8,7 | 3,3 |
| 15-64 | 12,1 | 9,6 | 8,8 | 3,3 | |
| 15-24 | 41,2 | 25,8 | 34,5 | 6,6 | |
| 25-54 | 7,1 | 7,3 | 4,1 | 3,0 | |
| 55-64 | 7,7 | 8,5 | 5,4 | 2,3 | |
| Females | 15-74 | 9,7 | 8,0 | 9,0 | 0,8 |
| 15-64 | 9,8 | 8,1 | 9,0 | 0,8 | |
| 15-24 | 35,4 | 21,7 | 29,4 | 6,1 | |
| 25-54 | 5,1 | 6,6 | 5,3 | -0,1 | |
| 55-64 | 4,9 | 4,1 | 5,4 | -0,5 | |
Source: Labour force survey 2009, May. Statistics Finland
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Director in charge: Riitta Harala
Updated 23.06.2009
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. May 2009,
5.1 Unemployment rate by sex and age 2009/05 - 2008/05
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 16.11.2024].
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