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Appendix table 3. Number of jobs (employed) by industry between 2013 and 2016, 15 largest employers in 2016

Industry 2013 2014 2015 2016
86 Human health activities 181,262 181,097 177,400 175,193
85 Education 165,218 162,776 159,839 156,423
47 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 154,613 150,847 145,751 143,247
88 Social work activities without accommodation 116,913 116,967 118,452 120,578
84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 119,092 117,070 114,062 113,364
87 Residential care activities 87,304 87,912 88,956 91,441
43 Specialised construction activities 79,683 78,549 77,802 82,194
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 82,840 79,098 77,972 78,508
56 Food and beverage service activities 71,195 70,207 71,125 72,392
81 Services to buildings and landscape activities 67,280 69,740 70,042 69,463
49 Land transportation and transport via pipelines 72,943 70,801 68,894 68,809
78 Employment activities 45,405 47,513 52,793 61,527
41 Construction of buildings 54,272 51,979 52,505 55,966
01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 60,094 58,231 55,388 54,175
71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 52,124 51,302 52,208 53,050

Source: Employment Statistics, Statistics Finland

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Updated 21.9.2018

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Employment [e-publication].
ISSN=2323-6825. Industry, employer sector and jobs 2016, Appendix table 3. Number of jobs (employed) by industry between 2013 and 2016, 15 largest employers in 2016 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
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