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6.1 Seasonally adjusted trends 2008/05

Year/Month Employed Unemployed Unemployed
job seekers
(Ministry of Employment
and the Economy)
Unemployment rate,
aged 15–74
Unemployment rate,
aged 15–24
1000 persons 1000 persons 1000 persons Per cent (%) Per cent (%)
2006/05 2 433 208 254 7,9 19,0
2006/06 2 436 205 251 7,8 18,9
2006/07 2 441 204 249 7,8 18,7
2006/08 2 446 204 246 7,8 18,6
2006/09 2 451 203 243 7,7 18,5
2006/10 2 455 200 239 7,6 18,1
2006/11 2 460 195 236 7,4 17,5
2006/12 2 465 191 233 7,2 17,1
2007/01 2 468 190 230 7,2 17,2
2007/02 2 473 192 228 7,1 17,4
2007/03 2 480 190 225 7,0 17,1
2007/04 2 486 183 222 6,8 16,2
2007/05 2 490 179 220 6,8 15,7
2007/06 2 494 181 217 6,8 15,8
2007/07 2 496 183 215 6,9 16,0
2007/08 2 499 183 213 7,0 16,2
2007/09 2 503 183 211 6,9 16,3
2007/10 2 507 181 210 6,8 16,4
2007/11 2 512 179 208 6,7 16,3
2007/12 2 517 177 206 6,6 15,9
2008/01 2 522 174 205 6,4 15,3
2008/02 2 525 171 204 6,3 14,7
2008/03 2 528 169 203 6,2 14,4
2008/04 2 532 170 202 6,2 14,6
2008/05 2 536 174 202 6,3 15,0

Source: Labour force survey 2008, May. Statistics Finland

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Updated 24.6.2008

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. May 2008, 6.1 Seasonally adjusted trends 2008/05 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
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