http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/index_en.html Latest statistical releases from Statistics Finland on statistics Labour force survey en http://www.stat.fi/favicon.png http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/index_en.html 32 32 http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2010/01/tyti_2010_01_2010-02-23_tie_001_en.html According to the Labour Force Survey of Statistics Finland, there were 87,000 fewer persons employed in January 2010 than in January 2009. The number of unemployed persons increased by 66,000 and the unemployment rate went up by 2.6 percentage points from twelve months back. The number of persons not in the labour force was 42,000 higher in January 2010 than one year earlier. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2010/01/tyti_2010_01_2010-02-23_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2009/tyti_2009_2010-02-16_tie_001_en.html According to Statistics Finlands Labour Force Survey, employment turned to decline in 2009. The unemployment rate also began to go up for the first time since 1994. The decline in employment affected especially men and the industry of manufacturing. These data derive from the annual review Employment and Unemployment in 2009 of Statistics Finlands Labour Force Survey. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2009/tyti_2009_2010-02-16_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2009/12/tyti_2009_12_2010-01-26_tie_001_en.html According to the Labour Force Survey of Statistics Finland, there were 86,000 fewer persons employed in December 2009 than in December 2008. The number of unemployed persons increased by 44,000 and the unemployment rate went up by 1.8 percentage points from twelve months back. The number of persons not in the labour force was 62,000 higher in December 2009 than one year earlier. The average annual unemployment rate in 2009 was 8.2 per cent, or nearly two percentage points higher than in 2008 when it stood at 6.4 percentage points. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2009/12/tyti_2009_12_2010-01-26_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2009/11/tyti_2009_11_2009-12-22_tie_001_en.html Corrected on 22 December 2009 at 10.30 am. Correction marked as red. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2009/11/tyti_2009_11_2009-12-22_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2009/10/tyti_2009_10_2009-11-24_tie_001_en.html The number of employed persons was 119,000 lower in October 2009 than in October 2008. The rate of employment fell by 3.5 percentage points. The number of unemployed persons increased by 60,000 and the unemployment rate went up by 2.4 percentage points from twelve months back. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2009/10/tyti_2009_10_2009-11-24_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2009/09/tyti_2009_09_2009-10-20_tie_001_en.html The number of employed persons was 75,000 lower in September 2009 than in September 2008. The number of unemployed persons increased by 34,000 and the unemployment rate went up by 1.4 percentage points. In the third quarter of the year (July to September) the number of employed persons fell by an average of 90,000. Employment decreased mainly in male-dominated industries. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2009/09/tyti_2009_09_2009-10-20_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2009/08/tyti_2009_08_2009-09-22_tie_001_en.html Employment figures continued to fall and unemployment figures rise through August 2009. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, which is the measure that best describes the level of unemployment, stood at 8,8 per cent in August. Men's unemployment rate went up by clearly more than women's. Unemployment increased further among young people and the seasonally adjusted youth unemployment rate was 22,4 per cent in August. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2009/08/tyti_2009_08_2009-09-22_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2009/07/tyti_2009_07_2009-08-25_tie_001_en.html According to the Labour Force Survey of Statistics Finland, the number of employed persons in July 2009 was 2 523 000, or 100 000 lower than a year earlier. The number of wage and salary earners decreased, whereas that of self-employed persons stayed unchanged. The number of employed persons decreased in all provinces but relatively by most in Western Finland, where the number of employed persons was 57 000 lower than one year previously. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2009/07/tyti_2009_07_2009-08-25_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2009/06/tyti_2009_06_2009-07-21_tie_001_en.html According to the Labour Force Survey of Statistics Finland, the number of employed persons in June 2009 was 2 565 000, or 103 000 lower than a year earlier. The number of wage and salary earners decreased, whereas that of self-employed persons stayed almost unchanged. The number of employed persons decreased relatively the most in Eastern Finland. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2009/06/tyti_2009_06_2009-07-21_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2008/tyti_2008_2009-07-06_tie_001_en.html The improvement of employment continued during 2008 but slowed down towards the end of the year. In 2008, the average number of employed persons was 2,531,000, which was 39,000 persons, or two per cent, higher than one year earlier. The number of employed persons was the highest in the history of Statistics Finland's Labour Force Survey. The rise in the number of employed persons in the 2000s has been attributed especially to the staying at work of the 55 to 64-year-olds. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2008/tyti_2008_2009-07-06_tie_001_en.html