Published: 12 April 2017
Men's employment made an upturn in 2016
Corrected on 18 December 2018. Appendix tables 45 and 46 have been completely corrected.
According to Statistics Finland's Labour Force Survey, the employment rate for the population aged 15 to 64 was 68.7 per cent in 2016. The employment rate grew by 0.6 percentage points from 2015. The growth was mainly due to the employment rate of men, which rose by over one percentage point from 68.5 to 69.8 per cent in 2016. Women’s employment rate remained almost unchanged, at 67.6 per cent in 2016. These data derive from Statistics Finland annual review Labour Force Survey 2016, time series data 2007 to 2016.
Employment rates by sex in 1992 to 2016, persons aged 15 to 64, %
![Employment rates by sex in 1992 to 2016, persons aged 15 to 64, %](tyti_2016_13_2017-04-12_tie_001_en_001.gif)
According to Statistics Finland's Labour Force Survey, the average number of employed persons in 2016 was 2,448,000, which was 11,000 persons more than in 2015. The number of employed men grew by 18,000, but the number of employed women declined by 6,000.
Unemployment decreased in 2016. In 2016, the average number of unemployed was 237,000, or 15,000 fewer than in the year before. The unemployment rate among persons aged 15 to 74 was, on average, 8.8 per cent in 2016, having been 9.4 per cent in 2015. Men’s unemployment rate was 9.0 per cent and women’s 8.6 per cent. The number of unemployed decreased for the first time since 2012. Young men's unemployment fell particularly.
Although the number of unemployed persons declined, the number of persons in disguised unemployment grew by 11,000 from 2015. In 2016, besides unemployed persons, there were 155,000 persons in the inactive population in so-called disguised unemployment, who would and could have accepted work, but had not looked for it actively. Of them, 85,000 were men and 70,000 women. The number of persons in disguised unemployment rose for the second year to the highest level since statistics on disguised unemployment have been compiled starting from 1997.
Unemployed persons and persons in disguised unemployment in 2002 to 2016, persons aged 15 to 74
![Unemployed persons and persons in disguised unemployment in 2002 to 2016, persons aged 15 to 74](tyti_2016_13_2017-04-12_tie_001_en_002.gif)
The number of persons working part-time grew clearly. In 2016, the number of persons working part-time was 399,000, which was 21,000 more than in 2015. Part-time work increased especially among women.
Employees’ annual hours actually worked were 1,602 hours in 2016, which was 28 hours more than in the previous year. Annual hours actually worked per employee lengthened particularly in the central government sector, where 59 more hours were worked than in the year before. Central government sector employees worked, on average, 1,672 hours in 2016. This is more than ever before during the 2000s.
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Source: Labour Force Survey 2016. Statistics Finland
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- Reviews
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- 1 Introduction (12.4.2017)
- 2 Employment and unemployment in 2016 (12.4.2017)
- 3 Working hours in 2016 (12.4.2017)
- 4 Inactive population (12.4.2017)
- 5 Labour Force Survey data content from January 2008 onwards (12.4.2017)
- 6 Concepts and definitions used in the Finnish Labour Force Survey (12.4.2017)
- 7 Classifications (12.4.2017)
- 8 Notes to the appendix tables (12.4.2017)
- Tables
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Appendix tables
- Appendix table 1. Population aged 15-74 by labour force status and sex in 2007 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 2. Active population by age and sex in 2007 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 3. Activity rates by age and sex in 2007 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 4. Inactive population by age and sex in 2007 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 5. Employed persons by age and sex in 2007 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 6. Employment rates by age and sex in 2007 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 7. Employed persons aged 15-64 and employment rates by Regional State Administrative Agencies (AVI) in 2012 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 8. Employed persons aged 15-74 by socio-economic group and sex in 2007 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 9. Employed persons aged 15-74 by educational level and sex in 2007 - 2015 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 10. Employed persons aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) and sex in 2012 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 11. Employees and self-employed persons aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) in 2012 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 12. Employed persons aged 15-74 by employer sector and industry (TOL 2008) in 2012 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 13. Employees aged 15-74 by employer sector and sex in 2007 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 14. Part-time employed persons by age and sex in 2007 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 15. Part-time employed persons aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) in 2012 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 16. Employees aged 15-74 by type of employment relationship and sex in 2007 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 17. Employees aged 15-74 in permanent and temporary (fixed-term) employment relationship by sex in 2007 - 2016, % (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 18. Hours actually worked, including hours worked at secondary jobs, of employed persons aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) in 2012 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 19. Hours actually worked, including hours worked at secondary jobs, of employees aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) in 2012 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 20. Hours actually worked per employed by employer sector and industry (TOL 2008) in 2012 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 21. Hours actually worked per employee by employer sector and industry (TOL 2008) in 2012 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 22. Unemployed persons by age and sex in 2007 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 23. Unemployment rates by age and sex in 2007 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 24. Unemployed persons aged 15-74 and unemployment rates by Regional State Administrative Agencies (AVI) in 2012 - 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 25. Unemployment rates by educational level and sex in 2007 - 2015, persons aged 15-74 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 26. Population aged 15-74 by labour force status, age and sex in 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 27. Population aged 15-74 by labour force status, age and sex in 2016, % (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 28. Population aged 15-64 by labour force status and region (2011) in 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 29. Employed persons aged 15-74 by status in employment, age and sex in 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 30. Employed persons aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) and sex in 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 31. Employed persons aged 15-64 by industry (TOL 2008) and age in 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 32. Employed persons aged 15-74 by employer sector and industry (TOL 2008) in 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 33. Employed persons aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) and Regional State Administrative Agencies (AVI) in 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 34. Employed persons aged 15-74 by occupation (Occupational Classification 2010) and sex in 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 35. Employees aged 15-74 by socio-economic group and sex in 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 36. Employed persons aged 15-74 having worked at secondary jobs during the survey week by industry (TOL 2008) of main job in 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 37. Employees aged 15-74 having paid overtime during the survey week and the proportion of them of all employees by industry (TOL 2008) in 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 38. Employees aged 15-74 in permanent and temporary (fixed-term) work by industry (TOL 2008) in 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 39. Employees aged 15-74 in permanent and temporary (fixed-term) work by employer sector and sex in 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 40. Employees aged 15-74 in temporary (fixed-term) work by reason for temporary work and sex in 2016, % (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 41. Full-time and part-time employees aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) in 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 42. Full-time and part-time employees aged 15-74 by employer sector and sex in 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 43. Employees aged 15-74 by type of employment relationship, age and sex in 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 44. Different types of employment relationships of employees whose present work has continued less than 12 months by age and sex in 2016, persons aged 15-64, % (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 45. Employed persons aged 15-74 by usual weekly working hours in main job and industry (TOL 2008) in 2016 (The appendix table has been corrected on 18 December 2018) (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 46. Employees aged 15-74 by usual weekly working hours in main job and industry (TOL 2008) in 2016 (The appendix table has been corrected on 18 December 2018) (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 47. Average usual weekly working hours in main job of employed persons aged 15-74 in full-time and part-time work by socio-economic group and sex in 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Appendix table 48. Average usual weekly working hours in main job of employees aged 15-74 by socio-economic group and employer sector in 2016 (12.4.2017)
- Quality descriptions
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- Quality Description: Labour force survey (12.4.2017)
Updated 12.4.2017
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