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Appendix table 1. Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2019/08 - 2020/08

  Year/Month Change
2019/08 2020/08 2019/08 - 2020/08
Per cent, % Per cent, % Percentage points
Indicator Sex      
Employment rate, persons aged 15-64 Both sexes 73,5 71,5 -2,1
Males 74,2 72,9 -1,3
Females 72,8 70,0 -2,8
Unemployment rate, persons aged 15-74 Both sexes 6,1 7,7 1,6
Males 6,5 7,7 1,1
Females 5,7 7,8 2,1
Activity rate, persons aged 15–74 Both sexes 67,1 66,3 -0,7
Males 69,4 69,1 -0,3
Females 64,7 63,6 -1,1

Source: Labour force survey 2020, August. Statistics Finland

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Updated 22.9.2020

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. August 2020, Appendix table 1. Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2019/08 - 2020/08 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 19.4.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2020/08/tyti_2020_08_2020-09-22_tau_001_en.html