5.3 Unemployment rate by province 2009/08 - 2008/08
| Year/Month | Change | |||
| 2009/08 | 2009/07 | 2008/08 | 2009/08 - 2008/08 | |
| Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Percentage points (%) | |
| Province | ||||
| Whole country (incl. Åland) | 7,6 | 7,7 | 5,6 | 2,0 |
| Southern Finland | 6,4 | 6,2 | 4,8 | 1,7 |
| Western Finland | 7,9 | 8,5 | 5,7 | 2,1 |
| Eastern Finland | 10,3 | 8,2 | 6,6 | 3,7 |
| Oulu | 9,4 | 10,0 | 8,0 | 1,3 |
| Lapland | 8,7 | 12,0 | 5,1 | 3,6 |
Source: Labour force survey 2009, August. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Juha Martikainen (09) 1734 3225, Kalle Sinivuori (09) 1734 3524, Veli Rajaniemi (09) 1734 3434, tyovoimatutkimus@stat.fi
Director in charge: Riitta Harala
Updated 22.09.2009
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. August 2009,
5.3 Unemployment rate by province 2009/08 - 2008/08
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.10.2025].
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