Appendix table 1. Growth in the number of unemployed persons by field of education in 2020
| Field of education | Laid-off | Other unemployed | Total |
| Architecture and construction | 2,639 | 975 | 3,614 |
| Biological and related sciences | 64 | 35 | 99 |
| Veterinary | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Physical sciences | 113 | 52 | 165 |
| Personal services | 9,889 | 3,414 | 13,303 |
| Humanities (except languages) | 166 | 286 | 452 |
| Broad programmes and qualifications involving arts and humanities | 41 | 33 | 74 |
| Welfare | 632 | 265 | 897 |
| Fisheries | 25 | -5 | 20 |
| Education | 459 | 251 | 710 |
| Business and administration | 6,567 | 3,424 | 9,991 |
| Languages | 345 | 286 | 631 |
| Engineering and engineering trades | 10,865 | 3,102 | 13,967 |
| Transport services | 1,135 | 512 | 1,647 |
| Broad programmes and qualifications involving natural sciences, mathematics and statistics | 17 | 26 | 43 |
| Broad programmes and qualifications involving agriculture, forestry,fisheries and vetrinary | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| Agriculture | 469 | 225 | 694 |
| Mathematics and statistics | 24 | 28 | 52 |
| Manufacturing and processing | 2,060 | 698 | 2,758 |
| Forestry | 117 | 154 | 271 |
| Unknown | 154 | 83 | 237 |
| Law | 75 | 81 | 156 |
| Broad programmes and qualifications involving services | 75 | 32 | 107 |
| Arts | 1,866 | 1,163 | 3,029 |
| Health | 1,400 | 540 | 1,940 |
| Broad programmes and qualifications involving health and welfare | 32 | 52 | 84 |
| Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) | 1,291 | 618 | 1,909 |
| Security services | 248 | 101 | 349 |
| Journalism and information | 106 | 48 | 154 |
| Social and behavioural sciences | 388 | 221 | 609 |
| Basic programmes and qualifications | 4,231 | 3,271 | 7,502 |
| Environment | 72 | 53 | 125 |
| Total | 45,582 | 20,032 | 65,614 |
Source: Employment Statistics, Statistics Finland
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Updated 28.05.2021
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