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1.1 Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2008/07 - 2007/07

  Year/Month Change
2008/07 2008/06 2007/07 2008/07 - 2007/07
Per cent (%) Per cent (%) Per cent (%) Percentage points (%)
Indicator Sex        
Employment rate (population aged 15-64) Both sexes 73,4 74,4 72,9 0,5
Males 75,5 76,5 75,1 0,4
Females 71,2 72,2 70,7 0,6
Unemployment rate Both sexes 5,2 6,8 5,9 -0,6
Males 4,5 6,3 5,0 -0,5
Females 6,0 7,4 6,8 -0,8
Labour force participation rate Both sexes 69,1 71,5 69,2 -0,2
Males 71,4 74,4 71,6 -0,2
Females 66,7 68,6 66,9 -0,1

Source: Labour force survey 2008, July. Statistics Finland

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Updated 26.8.2008

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. July 2008, 1.1 Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2008/07 - 2007/07 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
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