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Appendix table 48. Employed persons aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) in 2019 - 2021

Year Change Change
2019 2020 2021 2020/2021 2020/2021
1000 persons 1000 persons 1000 persons 1000 persons Per cent, %
Industry TOL 2008
Industries total 00-99 2 533 2 495 2 555 60 2,4
A, B Agriculture, forestry and fishing; mining and quarrying 01-09 106 100 107 7 7,2
Agriculture 01 71 68 76 8 11,7
C Manufacturing 10-33 326 328 323 -6 -1,7
Manufacture of food products, beverages and textiles 10-15 46 44 46 2 3,5
Manufacture of wood products, paper and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media 16-18 47 43 42 -1 -3,2
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products and basic pharmaceutical products 19-23 45 48 45 -3 -6,1
Manufacture of basic metals and of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 24-25 56 53 51 -2 -3,0
Manufacture of electronic and optical products, electrical equipment, machinery and vehicles 26-30 99 104 103 -1 -0,9
Manufacture of furniture, other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment 31-33 33 35 35 0 -1,1
D, E Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning and water supply; sewerage and waste management 35-39 23 29 28 0 -0,4
F Construction 41-43 196 194 189 -6 -2,9
Construction of buildings 41 74 74 70 -4 -5,3
Specialised construction activities 43 101 100 98 -1 -1,4
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45-47 287 272 291 18 6,8
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45 44 44 45 2 3,5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 46 92 92 90 -3 -2,8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 47 151 136 156 20 14,3
H Transportation and storage 49-53 148 139 135 -4 -2,8
Land, water and air transport 49-51 92 86 83 -3 -3,3
Warehousing and support activities for transportation; postal and courier activities 52-53 57 53 52 -1 -2,1
I Accommodation and food service activities 55-56 103 83 86 3 3,5
J Information and communication 58-63 117 122 126 4 3,6
K, L Financial, insurance and real estate activities 64-68 73 76 74 -3 -3,4
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 69-75 171 184 187 3 1,6
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 71 65 70 73 3 4,1
N Administrative and support service activities 77-82 124 120 128 8 6,7
Services to buildings and landscape activities 81 76 74 73 0 -0,7
O Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 84 106 111 117 6 5,2
P Education 85 176 177 181 4 2,3
Q Human health and social work activities 86-88 413 402 410 8 2,1
Human health activities 86 177 174 175 0 0,2
Residential care activities 87 103 95 93 -2 -1,9
Social work activities without accommodation 88 133 133 143 10 7,4
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 90-93 67 64 63 -1 -1,5
S-U Other service activities 94-99 90 86 94 8 9,0
X Industry unknown 00 8 7 16 9 132,1

Source: Labour force survey 2021, December. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Pertti Taskinen 029 551 2690, Tatu Leskinen 029 551 3285, tyovoimatutkimus@stat.fi

Head of Department in charge: Hannele Orjala


Updated 25.1.2022

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. December 2021, Appendix table 48. Employed persons aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) in 2019 - 2021 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
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