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Appendix table 19. Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2020/IV - 2021/IV

Year/Quarter Change
2020/IV 2021/IV 2020/IV - 2021/IV
Per cent, % Per cent, % Percentage points
Indicator Sex
Employment rate, persons aged 15-64 Both sexes 70,5 72,7 2,1
Males 71,4 73,6 2,2
Females 69,7 71,7 2,1
Unemployment rate, persons aged 15-74 Both sexes 7,4 6,3 -1,1
Males 7,9 6,8 -1,1
Females 6,7 5,7 -1,0
Activity rate, persons aged 15–74 Both sexes 65,1 66,7 1,6
Males 67,8 69,5 1,7
Females 62,3 63,9 1,6

Source: Labour force survey 2021, December. Statistics Finland

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Updated 25.1.2022

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. December 2021, Appendix table 19. Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex 2020/IV - 2021/IV . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.3.2024].
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