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Appendix table 1. Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2020/12 - 2021/12

Year/Month Change
2020/12 2021/12 2020/12 - 2021/12
Per cent, % Per cent, % Percentage points
Indicator Sex
Employment rate, persons aged 15-64 Both sexes 70,0 73,3 3,3
Males 70,5 73,7 3,2
Females 69,5 73,0 3,5
Unemployment rate, persons aged 15-74 Both sexes 7,6 6,7 -0,9
Males 8,5 7,2 -1,3
Females 6,6 6,2 -0,4
Activity rate, persons aged 15–74 Both sexes 64,7 67,5 2,8
Males 67,5 69,9 2,4
Females 61,8 65,0 3,2

Source: Labour force survey 2021, December. Statistics Finland

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Updated 25.1.2022

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. December 2021, Appendix table 1. Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2020/12 - 2021/12 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 30.10.2025].
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