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Published: 21 July 2015

Unemployment rate 10.0 per cent in June

According to Statistics Finland’s Labour Force Survey, there were 280,000 unemployed in June 2015. The number of unemployed persons was 22,000 higher than one year ago. The unemployment rate was 10.0 per cent, having been 9.2 per cent in June of the year before. There were 35,000 fewer employed than in June of the previous year. The unemployment rate in the second quarter (April to June) was 10.7 per cent, which was 1.1 percentage points higher than in the respective quarter of 2014.

Unemployment rate and trend of unemployment rate 2005/06–2015/06, persons aged 15–74

In June 2015, the number of employed persons was 2,526,000, which was 35,000 lower than a year earlier (margin of error ±32,000). There were 22,000 fewer employed men and 13,000 fewer employed women than in June 2014.

In June, the employment rate , that is, the proportion of the employed among persons aged 15 to 64, stood at 71.0 per cent, which was 0.7 percentage points lower than one year before. The employment rate for men decreased by 0.9 percentage points to 72.2 per cent, and that of women by 0.5 percentage points to 69.7 per cent. Adjusted for seasonal and random variation, the trend of the employment rate was 67.7 per cent.

According to Statistics Finland's Labour Force Survey, there were 280,000 unemployed in June 2015, i.e. 22,000 more than one year earlier (margin of error ±21,000). The number of unemployed men was 154,000 and that of women 126,000. There were 3,000 fewer unemployed women and 25,000 more unemployed men compared with June 2014.

At 10.0 per cent, the unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher in June than one year earlier. Men’s unemployment rate was 10.5 per cent and women’s 9.4 per cent. The trend of the unemployment rate was 9.7 per cent.

In June, there were a total of 644,000 young people aged 15 to 24 . Of them, 345,000 were employed and 101,000 unemployed. Thus, the labour force of young people (employed and unemployed) totalled 446,000. In June, the unemployment rate for young people aged 15 to 24, that is, the proportion of the unemployed among the labour force, stood at 22.7 per cent, which was 2.0 percentage points higher than one year previously. The trend of the unemployment rate among young people was 23.1 per cent. The share of unemployed young people aged 15 to 24 among the population in the same age group was 15.7 per cent.

There were 1,293,000 persons in the inactive population in June 2015, which was 18,000 more than one year earlier. Of the inactive population, 153,000 persons were in disguised unemployment , which was 4,000 more than in June 2014.

Changes in employment 2014/06 – 2015/06 according to Statistics Finland’s Labour Force Survey, population aged 15 to 74

	Year/Month		Change
	2014/06	2015/06	2014/06 - 2015/06
	1000 persons		Per cent, %
Population total	4 095	4 099	0,1
Active population total	2 819	2 806	–0,5
Employed	2 561	2 526	–1,4
– employees	2 218	2 186	–1,4
– self-employed persons and unpaid family workers	343	340	–0,9
Unemployed	258	280	8,4
Inactive population	1 275	1 293	1,4
– Persons in disguised unemployment	148	153	2,9
	Per cent, %		Percentage points
Employment rate, persons aged 15 to 64	71,7	71,0	–0,7
Unemployment rate	9,2	10,0	0,8
Activity rate	68,8	68,4	–0,4
Unrounded figures are used in the Change column. The data comply with the ILO/EU definition.

Labour Force Survey data for the second quarter of 2015

In the second quarter of 2015, there were on average 2,463,000 employed persons . There were 27,000 fewer employed persons than in the corresponding period in 2014. The number of employed persons increased most in the industries agriculture, forestry and fishing and mining (A, B), and administrative and support service activities (N), and decreased most in wholesale and retail trade (G).

The number of hours worked by employed persons was 0.3 per cent higher in the second quarter of 2015 than twelve months previously.

The average number of unemployed persons in the second quarter of 2015 was 295,000, which was 30,000 more than in the April to June period of 2014. The unemployment rate for the second quarter of 2015 was 10.7 per cent. The unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points higher than in the corresponding period in 2014.

In the second quarter of 2015, the number of persons in the inactive population was 1,342,000, which was 3,000 higher than a year earlier. Of the inactive population, 137,000 persons were in disguised unemployment , which was 9,000 more than in the corresponding period of 2014.

Changes in employment 2014/II – 2015/II according to Statistics Finland’s Labour Force Survey, population aged 15 to 74

	Year/Quarter		Change
	2014/II	2015/II	2014/II - 2015/II
	1000 persons		Per cent (%)
Active population total	2 755	2 757	0,1
Employed persons total	2 490	2 463	–1,1
Unemployed total	265	295	11,2
– men	146	159	8,6
– women	119	136	14,3
Inactive population	1 339	1 342	0,2
– Persons in disguised unemployment	128	137	6,7
Unrounded figures are used in the Change column. The data comply with the ILO/EU definition.

Employment Service Statistics of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy

At the end of June 2015, there were altogether 369,000 persons registered in accordance with the Employment Office Regulations as unemployed job seekers at the employment and economic development offices . The number of unemployed job seekers was 32,000 higher than in June 2014.

The number of unemployed job seekers increased in June from the corresponding period in 2014 in the areas of all Employment and Economic Development Centres: most in Uusimaa (14%), North Savo (12%), North Karelia (11%), South Ostrobothnia (10%), and Ostrobothnia (10%). At the end of June, the number of temporarily laid off persons registered at the employment and economic development offices was 23,000, which was 1,000 more than twelve months earlier.

The number of persons engaged in services included in the activation rate totalled 109,000 at the end of June, which was 4,000 fewer than in June of the year before. Altogether, 3.9 per cent of the labour force was covered by labour market policy services.

There were 56,000 unemployed job seekers aged under 25 registered at the employment and economic development offices. Their number was 6,000 higher than in last year's June. During this June, 34,000 new vacancies were reported to the employment and economic development offices, which was 2,000 more than in June 2014.

Changes 2014/06 - 2015/06 according to the Employment Service Statistics of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy

	Year/Month		Change
	2014/06	2015/06	2014/06 – 2015/06
	1000 persons		Per cent, %
Unemployed job seekers 1)	337	369	9,4
– unemployed over a year	90	110	21,9
Services, total	113	109	–3,5
– employed	40	31	–21,1
– in labour market training, in training	24	20	–13,9
– engaged in work/training trials	10	11	6,3
– as a job alternation substitute, in rehabilitative work, self-motivated studies supported by unemployment benefit	39	46	18,3
New vacancies at employment and economic development offices	32	34	7,4
Unrounded figures are used in the Change column.

1) The law reform that entered into force at the beginning of 2013 and the change in the lay-off procedure on 1 July increase the number of unemployed job seekers somewhat.

Links: Law reform 1 January 2013
Change in the lay-off procedure 1 July 2013

Contact information for the Ministry of Employment and the Economy:
Petri Syvänen tel. +358 29 504 8050, http://www.temtyollisyyskatsaus.fi

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Source: Labour force survey 2015, June. Statistics Finland

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• Appendix table 1. Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2014/06 - 2015/06 (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 2. Population aged 15-74 by labour force status and sex 2014/06 - 2015/06 (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 3. Population by sex and age 2014/06 - 2015/06 (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 4. Active population by sex and age 2014/06 - 2015/06 (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 5. Activity rates by sex and age 2014/06 - 2015/06 (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 6. Employed persons by sex and age 2014/06 - 2015/06 (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 7. Employment rates by sex and age 2014/06 - 2015/06 (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 8. Employed persons aged 15-74 by status in employment 2014/06 - 2015/06 (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 9. Employed persons aged 15-74 by employer sector 2014/06 - 2015/06 (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 10. Employed persons aged 15-74 by Regional State Administrative Agencies (AVI) 2014/06 - 2015/06 (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 11. Part-time employed persons aged 15-74 by sex 2014/06 - 2015/06 (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 12. Proportion of part-time employed persons in all employed persons aged 15-74 by sex 2014/06 - 2015/06, % (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 13. Employees aged 15-74 by type of employment relationship 2014/06 - 2015/06 (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 14. Employees aged 15-74 by type of employment relationship 2014/06 - 2015/06, % (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 15. Unemployed persons by sex and age 2014/06 - 2015/06 (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 16. Unemployment rates by sex and age 2014/06 - 2015/06 (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 17. Unemployment rates by Regional State Administrative Agencies (AVI) 2014/06 - 2015/06, persons aged 15-74 (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 18. Seasonally adjusted trends 2015/06 (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 19. Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 20. Population aged 15-74 by labour force status and sex 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 21. Population by sex and age 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 22. Active population by sex and age 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 23. Activity rates by sex and age 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 24. Employed persons by sex and age 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 25. Employment rates by sex and age 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 26. Employed persons aged 15-74 by status in employment 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 27. Employed persons aged 15-74 by employer sector 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 28. Employed persons aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 29. Hours actually worked of employed persons aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 30. Employed persons aged 15-74 by Regional State Administrative Agencies (AVI) 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 31. Employed persons aged 15-74 by region (2011) 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 32. Part-time employed persons aged 15-74 by sex 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 33. Proportion of part-time employed persons in all employed persons aged 15-74 by sex 2014/II - 2015/II, % (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 34. Employees aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 35. Hours actually worked of employees aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 36. Employees aged 15-74 by type of employment relationship 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 37. Employees aged 15-74 by type of employment relationship 2014/II - 2015/II, % (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 38. Different types of employment relationships less than 12 month's duration 2014/II - 2015/II, persons aged 15-74 (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 39. Different types of employment relationships less than 12 month's duration 2014/II - 2015/II, persons aged 15-74, % (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 40. Unemployed persons by sex and age 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 41. Unemployment rate by sex and age 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 42. Unemployment rates by Regional State Administrative Agencies (AVI) 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)
• Appendix table 43. Unemployment rates by region (2011) 2014/II - 2015/II (21.7.2015)

Figures

• Appendix figure 1. Employment rate and trend of employment rate 2005/06 - 2015/06, persons aged 15 - 64 (21.7.2015)
• Appendix figure 2. Unemployment rate and trend of unemployment rate 2005/06 - 2015/06, persons aged 15 - 74 (21.7.2015)
• Appendix figure 3. Employment rate and trend of employment rate 1989/01 - 2015/06, persons aged 15 - 64 (21.7.2015)
• Appendix figure 4. Unemployment rate and trend of unemployment rate 1989/01 - 2015/06, persons aged 15 - 74 (21.7.2015)

Quality descriptions

• Quality Description: Labour force survey (21.7.2015)

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