Published: 22 August 2006
Employment and unemployment in July 2006
According to the Labour Force Survey of Statistics Finland, the number of employed persons was 2,540,000 in July, i.e. 46,000 higher than one year before. The employment rate stood at 71.8 per cent, while it was 70.7 per cent in July 2005. Adjusted for seasonal variation, the employment rate was 68.5 per cent.
The number of unemployed persons was 179,000 in July, i.e. 18,000 lower than one year ago. The rate of unemployment was 6.6 per cent, while it was 7.3 per cent one year earlier.
Changes in the labour force 7/2005 - 7/2006, thousand persons
| July 2006 | July 2005 | Change, % 7/05 - 7/06 |
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| Employed total | 2,540 | 2,494 | 1.8 |
| Employment rate, % | 71.8 | 70.7 | 1.12 |
| Unemployed 1 | 179 | 197 | -9.0 |
| Unemployment rate, % | 6.6 | 7.3 | -0.7 2 |
| Labour force, total | 2,719 | 2,691 | 1.0 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | 68.6 | 68.1 | 0.5 2 |
| Economically inactive, total | 1,245 | 1,258 | -1.0 |
| Unrounded figures are used in the
CHANGE column 1 Based on the recommendations of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) |
2 percentage points | ||
Source: Labour force survey 2006, July. Statistics Finland
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Labour force survey [e-publication].
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