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Published: 1 November 2011

Employment of over 55-year-olds increased in 2010

According to Statistics Finland's Labour Force Survey, the number of employed persons in 2010 was very close to the level of 2009. The number of employed persons decreased by 10,000 persons and employment rate of persons aged 15 to 64 fell by 0.5 percentage points to 67.8 per cent. There were small differences between the age groups, however. The employment rates of age groups of under 55-year-olds fell, but employment among people aged 55 or over grew. The employment rate of people aged 55 to 64 went up by 0.7 percentage points to 56.2 per cent.

The latest economic downturn was hardly visible in the employment of women aged 55 or over. The employment rate of women aged 55 to 64 has been continuously improving for 13 years. The employment rate was 33.8 per cent in 1997, but it rose to 56.9 per cent in 2010.

The economic downturn weakened employment among men aged 55 or over in 2009, but in 2010 the employment rate of men aged 55 to 64 improved by one percentage point to 55.6 per cent.

Employment rates in 2001–2010, persons aged from 15 to 64, 55 to 64 and 15 to 24

Source: Labour force survey 2010. Statistics Finland

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Reviews

• 1. Introduction (1.11.2011)
• 2 Employment and unemployment in 2010 on level with the year before (1.11.2011)
• 3 Employment relationships and working hours in 2010 (1.11.2011)
• 4. Labour Force Survey data content from January 2008 onwards (1.11.2011)
• 5. Concepts and definitions used in the Finnish Labour Force Survey (1.11.2011)
• 6. Classifications (1.11.2011)
• 7. Notes to the appendix tables (1.11.2011)

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• Appendix table 1. Population aged 15-74 by labour force status and sex in 2001 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 2. Active population by age and sex in 2001 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 3. Activity rates by age and sex in 2001 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 4. Inactive population by age and sex in 2001 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 5. Employed persons by age and sex in 2001 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 6. Employment rates by age and sex in 2001 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 7. Employed persons aged 15-64 and employment rates by Regional State Administrative Agencies (AVI) in 2009 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 8. Employed persons aged 15-74 by socio-economic group and sex in 2001 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 9. Employed person aged 15-74 by educational level and sex in 2001 - 2009 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 10. Employed persons aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) and sex in 2006 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 11. Employees and self-employed persons aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) in 2006 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 12. Employed persons aged 15-74 by employer sector and industry (TOL 2008) in 2006 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 13. Employees aged 15-74 by employer sector and sex in 2001 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 14. Part-time employed persons by age and sex in 2001 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 15. Part-time employed persons aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) in 2006 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 16. Employees aged 15-74 by type of employment relationship and sex in 2001 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 17. Employees aged 15-74 in permanent and temporary (fixed-term) employment relationship by sex in 2001 - 2010, % (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 18. Hours actually worked, including hours worked at secondary jobs, of employed persons aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) in 2006 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 19. Hours actually worked, including hours worked at secondary jobs, of employees aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) in 2006 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 20. Hours actually worked per employed by employer sector and industry (TOL 2008) in 2006 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 21. Hours actually worked per employee by employer sector and industry (TOL 2008) in 2006 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 22. Unemployed persons by age and sex in 2001 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 23. Unemployment rates by age and sex in 2001 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 24. Unemployed persons aged 15-74 and unemployment rates by Regional State Administrative Agencies (AVI) in 2009 - 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 25. Unemployment rates by educational level and sex in 2001 - 2009, persons aged 15-74 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 26. Population aged 15-74 by labour force status, age and sex in 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 27. Population aged 15-74 by labour force status, age and sex in 2010, % (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 28. Population aged 15-64 by labour force status and region in 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 29. Employed persons aged 15-74 by status in employment, age and sex in 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 30. Employed persons aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) and sex in 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 31. Employed persons aged 15-64 by industry (TOL 2008) and age in 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 32. Employed persons aged 15-74 by by employer sector and industry (TOL 2008) in 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 33. Employed persons aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) and Regional State Administrative Agencies (AVI) in 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 34. Employed persons aged 15-74 by occupation (Occupational Classification 2001) and sex in 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 35. Employees aged 15-74 by socio-economic group and sex in 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 36. Employed persons aged 15-74 having worked at secondary jobs during the survey week by industry (TOL 2008) of main job in 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 37. Employees aged 15-74 having paid overtime during the survey week and the proportion of them of all employees by industry (TOL 2008) in 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 38. Employees aged 15-74 in permanent and temporary (fixed-term) work by industry (TOL 2008) in 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 39. Employees aged 15-74 in permanent and temporary (fixed-term) work by employer sector and sex in 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 40. Employees aged 15-74 in temporary (fixed-term) work by reason for temporary work and sex in 2010, % (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 41. Full-time and part-time employees aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) in 2010, % (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 42. Full-time and part-time employees aged 15-74 by employer sector and sex in 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 43. Employees aged 15-74 by type of employment relationship, age and sex in 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 44. Different types of employment relationships of employees whose present work has continued less than 12 months by age and sex in 2010, persons aged 15-64, % (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 45. Employed persons aged 15-74 by usual weekly working hours in main job and industry (TOL 2008) in 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 46. Employees persons aged 15-74 by usual weekly working hours in main job and industry (TOL 2008) in 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 47. Average usual weekly working hours in main job of employed persons aged 15-74 in full-time and part-time work by socio-economic group and sex in 2010 (1.11.2011)
• Appendix table 48. Average usual weekly working hours in main job of employees aged 15-74 by socio-economic group and employer sector in 2010 (1.11.2011)

Quality descriptions

• Quality Description: Labour force survey (1.11.2011)

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