Published: 24 July 2007
Employment grew and unemployment fell in June 2007
According to the Labour Force Survey of Statistics Finland, the number of employed persons in June was 2,619,000, i.e. 60,000 higher than one year previously. The employment rate stood at 73.5 per cent, while it was 72.1 per cent in June 2006.
There were 209,000 unemployed in June, i.e. 16,000 less than in the previous year. The rate of unemployment was 7.4 per cent, while it was 8,1 per cent one year before.
Changes in the labour force 2007/06 – 2006/06, thousand persons
2007/06 | 2006/06 | Change, % 2007/06 - 2006/06 |
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Employed total | 2 619 | 2 559 | 2,3 |
Unemployed | 209 | 225 | -7,2 |
Labour force, total | 2 828 | 2 784 | 1,6 |
Economically inactive, total | 1 152 | 1 178 | -2,2 |
Employment rate, % | 73,5 | 72,1 | 1,4 points |
Unemployment rate, % | 7,4 | 8,1 | -0,7 points |
Labour force participation rate, % | 71,1 | 70,3 | 0,8 points |
Unrounded figures are used in the Change
column. The data are collected according to the ILO/EU definition. |
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Appendix tables
- 1.1 Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2007/06 - 2006/06 (24.7.2007)
- 1.2 Population aged 15-74 by labour force status and sex 2007/06 - 2006/06 (24.7.2007)
- 1.3 Population aged 15-74 by sex and age 2007/06 - 2006/06 (24.7.2007)
- 2.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2007/06 - 2006/06 (24.7.2007)
- 2.2 Labour force by sex and age 2007/06 - 2006/06 (24.7.2007)
- 3.1 Employment rate by sex and age 2007/06 - 2006/06 (24.7.2007)
- 3.2 Employed persons by sex and age 2007/06 - 2006/06 (24.7.2007)
- 3.3 Employed persons by status in employment 2007/06 - 2006/06 (24.7.2007)
- 3.4 Employed persons by employer sector 2007/06 - 2006/06 (24.7.2007)
- 3.5 Employed persons by province 2007/06 - 2006/06 (24.7.2007)
- 3.6 Proportion of part-time employed persons in all employed persons by sex 2007/06 - 2006/06 (24.7.2007)
- 3.7 Part-time employed persons by sex 2007/06 - 2006/06 (24.7.2007)
- 3.8 Employees by type of employment relationship (%) 2007/06 - 2006/06 (24.7.2007)
- 3.9 Employees by type of employment relationship 2007/06 - 2006/06 (24.7.2007)
- 4.1 Unemployment rate by sex and age 2007/06 - 2006/06 (24.7.2007)
- 4.2 Unemployed persons by sex and age 2007/06 - 2006/06 (24.7.2007)
- 4.3 Unemployment rate by province 2007/06 - 2006/06 (24.7.2007)
- 5.1 Persons not in labour force by main activity and sex 2007/06 - 2006/06 (24.7.2007)
- 5.2 Seasonally adjusted trends 2007/06 (24.7.2007)
- 6.1 Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 6.2 Population aged 15-74 by labour force status and sex 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 6.3 Population aged 15-74 by sex and age 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 7.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 7.2 Labour force by sex and age 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 8.1 Employment rate by sex and age 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 8.2 Employed persons by sex and age 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 8.3 Employed persons by status in employment 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 8.4 Employed persons by industry (TOL 2002) 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 8.5 Hours actually worked of employed persons by industry (TOL 2002) 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 8.6 Employed persons by employer sector 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 8.7 Employed persons by province 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 8.8 Employed persons by region 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 8.9 Proportion of part-time employed persons in all employed persons by sex 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 8.10 Part-time employed persons by sex 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 8.11 Employees by type of employment relationship (%) 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 8.12 Employees by type of employment relationship 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 9.1 Unemployment rate by sex and age 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 9.2 Unemployed persons by sex and age 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 9.3 Unemployment rate by province 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 9.4 Unemployment rate by region 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- 10.1 Persons not in labour force by main activity and sex 2007/II - 2006/II (24.7.2007)
- Figures
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- 1.1 Employed persons, trend and original series (24.7.2007)
- 1.2 Employment rate, trend and original series (24.7.2007)
- 2.1 Unemployed persons, trend and original series (24.7.2007)
- 2.2 Unemployment rate, trend and original series (24.7.2007)
- Quality descriptions
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- Quality Description: Labour force survey (24.7.2007)
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Updated 24.7.2007
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. June 2007. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 17.8.2024].
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