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Appendix table 1. Share of unemployed persons (aged 18 to 64) in labour force by family status in 1990 to 2016, %

Year Not belonging to a family Cohabiting/married spouse, no children Cohabiting/married spouse, children Mother/father, no spouse Total
1990 8.4 5.2 3.6 5.8 5.7
1991 16.5 11.5 8.1 11.6 12.1
1992 23.3 17.3 12.5 17.4 18.0
1993 29.1 21.9 15.7 22.5 22.2
1994 28.5 20.1 14.0 22.6 20.4
1995 28.1 19.8 13.1 22.4 19.8
1996 27.8 19.7 12.8 22.8 19.4
1997 24.8 17.0 10.8 20.8 16.7
1998 22.6 15.2 9.6 19.3 15.1
1999 21.4 14.1 9.0 18.7 14.1
2000 19.3 12.4 7.9 17.0 12.6
2001 19.1 11.6 7.8 16.7 12.4
2002 18.5 11.2 7.4 15.7 12.0
2003 18.5 11.1 7.4 15.8 12.0
2004 18.0 11.1 7.2 15.5 11.8
2005 17.0 10.6 6.7 14.9 11.1
2006 14.9 9.4 5.8 12.9 9.7
2007 13.1 8.2 4.9 11.4 8.5
2008 13.8 8.3 5.4 11.1 9.0
2009 17.3 10.5 7.4 14.0 11.6
2010 16.0 9.5 6.2 13.1 10.4
2011 15.4 9.1 5.7 12.4 9.9
2012 16.5 10.0 6.4 13.1 10.8
2013 18.5 11.6 7.8 15.0 12.6
2014 20.1 12.8 8.6 16.4 13.9
2015 20.9 13.1 8.9 17.2 14.4
2016 1) 20.2 12.3 8.3 16.8 13.7
1) Data for 2016 are preliminary

Source: Employment Statistics, Statistics Finland

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Updated 19.12.2017

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Employment [e-publication].
ISSN=2323-6825. Background information on unemployed persons 2016, Appendix table 1. Share of unemployed persons (aged 18 to 64) in labour force by family status in 1990 to 2016, % . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
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