1.25 Unemployment rate by province and sex 2007 - 2009, persons aged 15-74
| Year | Change | ||||
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008/2009 | ||
| Per cent | Per cent | Per cent | Percentage points | ||
| Sex | Province | ||||
| Both sexes | Whole country (incl. Åland) | 6,9 | 6,4 | 8,2 | 1,8 |
| Southern Finland | 5,6 | 5,3 | 6,9 | 1,6 | |
| Western Finland | 6,5 | 6,3 | 8,5 | 2,2 | |
| Eastern Finland | 10,3 | 8,7 | 11,1 | 2,4 | |
| Oulu | 9,5 | 8,8 | 9,9 | 1,1 | |
| Lapland | 10,9 | 9,9 | 11,6 | 1,7 | |
| Males | Whole country (incl. Åland) | 6,5 | 6,1 | 8,9 | 2,8 |
| Southern Finland | 5,7 | 5,2 | 7,5 | 2,3 | |
| Western Finland | 5,9 | 5,6 | 9,0 | 3,4 | |
| Eastern Finland | 10,1 | 8,5 | 11,9 | 3,4 | |
| Oulu | 8,4 | 9,0 | 11,0 | 2,0 | |
| Lapland | 9,7 | 8,4 | 11,7 | 3,3 | |
| Females | Whole country (incl. Åland) | 7,2 | 6,7 | 7,6 | 0,9 |
| Southern Finland | 5,6 | 5,4 | 6,2 | 0,8 | |
| Western Finland | 7,1 | 6,9 | 8,0 | 1,1 | |
| Eastern Finland | 10,5 | 8,8 | 10,3 | 1,5 | |
| Oulu | 10,6 | 8,5 | 8,7 | 0,2 | |
| Lapland | 12,1 | 11,5 | 11,5 | 0,0 | |
Source: Labour force survey 2009. Statistics Finland
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Updated 16.2.2010
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. 2009,
1.25 Unemployment rate by province and sex 2007 - 2009, persons aged 15-74
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 16.12.2024].
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