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Appendix table 1. Number of unemployed persons by field and level of education in 2018

Field of education Level of education
Upper secondary education or Post-secondary non-tertiary education Short-cycle tertiary education or Bachelor's or equivalent level Master's or equivalent level or Doctoral or equivalent level Total
Engineering, manufacturing and construction 49,594 7,102 2,507 59,203
Business, administration and law 13,692 12,463 2,850 29,005
Services 22,857 2,049 213 25,119
Health and welfare 11,395 4,728 710 16,833
Generic programmes and qualifications 16,818 0 0 16,818
Arts and humanities 7,145 3,784 4,572 15,501
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) 5,236 3,238 928 9,402
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 6,224 1,193 442 7,859
Social sciences, journalism and information 48 838 2,090 2,976
Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 500 282 1,917 2,699
Education 216 1,063 1,352 2,631
Unknown 467 220 191 878
Total 134,192 36,960 17,772 188,924

Source: Employment Statistics, Statistics Finland

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Updated 17.12.2019

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Employment [e-publication].
ISSN=2323-6825. profession and socio economic position 2018, Appendix table 1. Number of unemployed persons by field and level of education in 2018 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/tyokay/2018/01/tyokay_2018_01_2019-12-17_tau_001_en.html