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Appendix table 1. Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2016/10 - 2017/10

  Year/Month Change
2016/10 2017/10
Per cent, % Per cent, % Percentage points
Indicator Sex      
Employment rate, persons aged 15-64 Both sexes 68,4 70,0 1,6
Males 70,1 71,2 1,1
Females 66,7 68,9 2,2
Unemployment rate, persons aged 15-74 Both sexes 8,1 7,3 -0,8
Males 8,0 7,4 -0,6
Females 8,2 7,2 -1,0
Activity rate, persons aged 15–74 Both sexes 64,8 65,3 0,5
Males 67,2 67,4 0,2
Females 62,4 63,2 0,8

Source: Labour force survey 2017, October. Statistics Finland

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Updated 21.11.2017

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. October 2017, Appendix table 1. Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2016/10 - 2017/10 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 19.4.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2017/10/tyti_2017_10_2017-11-21_tau_001_en.html