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Appendix table 1. Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2016/08 - 2017/08

  Year/Month Change
2016/08 2017/08 2016/08 - 2017/08
Per cent, % Per cent, % Percentage points
Indicator Sex      
Employment rate, persons aged 15-64 Both sexes 69,9 70,5 0,6
Males 71,3 72,0 0,7
Females 68,5 69,0 0,5
Unemployment rate, persons aged 15-74 Both sexes 7,2 7,5 0,2
Males 7,2 6,9 -0,3
Females 7,3 8,1 0,8
Activity rate, persons aged 15–74 Both sexes 65,5 65,7 0,2
Males 67,8 67,8 0,0
Females 63,2 63,5 0,4

Source: Labour force survey 2017, August. Statistics Finland

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Updated 26.9.2017

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. August 2017, Appendix table 1. Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2016/08 - 2017/08 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 31.10.2025].
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