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Appendix table 1. Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2020/08 - 2021/08

  Year/Month Change
2020/08 2021/08 2020/08 - 2021/08
Per cent, % Per cent, % Percentage points
Indicator Sex      
Employment rate, persons aged 15-64 Both sexes 70,1 73,4 3,3
Males 71,6 74,2 2,6
Females 68,5 72,5 4,0
Unemployment rate, persons aged 15-74 Both sexes 7,8 6,5 -1,4
Males 7,9 6,8 -1,1
Females 7,8 6,1 -1,7
Activity rate, persons aged 15–74 Both sexes 65,2 67,1 2,0
Males 68,1 69,7 1,6
Females 62,2 64,5 2,2

Source: Labour force survey 2021, August. Statistics Finland

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Updated 21.9.2021

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. August 2021, Appendix table 1. Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2020/08 - 2021/08 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 30.10.2025].
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