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Appendix table 12. Part-time employees aged 15-74 by sex and reason for part-time employment in 2008 - 2010

  Year Change Change
2008 2009 2010 2009/2010 2009/2010
1000 persons 1000 persons 1000 persons 1000 persons Per cent, %
Sex          
Both sexes Persons employed part-time total 279 282 293 11 3,8
Full-time work was not available 76 81 82 2 2,1
Studying 94 87 85 -1 -1,2
Caring for own children or other relatives 23 24 27 3 10,9
Health reasons 18 21 25 4 18,4
Wants to work part-time for some other reason 68 69 73 4 5,2
Males Persons employed part-time total 84 81 87 6 7,7
Full-time work was not available 19 22 22 1 4,0
Studying 32 31 31 0 0,0
Caring for own children or other relatives 1 1 1 0 .
Health reasons 7 6 8 2 25,6
Wants to work part-time for some other reason 24 21 24 3 16,6
Females Persons employed part-time total 195 201 206 5 2,3
Full-time work was not available 57 59 60 1 1,4
Studying 62 55 54 -1 -1,9
Caring for own children or other relatives 21 24 26 2 10,5
Health reasons 12 15 17 2 15,3
Wants to work part-time for some other reason 43 48 48 0 0,2

Source: Labour force survey 2010. Statistics Finland

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Updated 7.6.2011

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. 15 2010, Appendix table 12. Part-time employees aged 15-74 by sex and reason for part-time employment in 2008 - 2010 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
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