7.1 Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2009/IV - 2008/IV
| Year/Quarter | Change | ||||
| 2009/IV | 2009/III | 2008/IV | 2009/IV - 2008/IV | ||
| Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Percentage points (%) | ||
| Indicator | Sex | ||||
| Employment rate (population aged 15-64) | Both sexes | 66,9 | 68,9 | 69,9 | -3,0 |
| Males | 67,0 | 69,7 | 71,2 | -4,2 | |
| Females | 66,7 | 68,0 | 68,4 | -1,7 | |
| Unemployment rate | Both sexes | 8,2 | 7,5 | 6,0 | 2,2 |
| Males | 8,9 | 7,7 | 5,8 | 3,0 | |
| Females | 7,5 | 7,4 | 6,1 | 1,4 | |
| Labour force participation rate | Both sexes | 65,0 | 66,5 | 66,5 | -1,5 |
| Males | 66,6 | 68,4 | 68,7 | -2,1 | |
| Females | 63,4 | 64,6 | 64,3 | -0,9 | |
Source: Labour force survey 2009, December. Statistics Finland
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Updated 26.01.2010
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. December 2009,
7.1 Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2009/IV - 2008/IV
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.10.2025].
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