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Appendix table 8. Employed persons aged 15-74 by socio-economic group and sex in 2009 - 2011

  Year Change Change
2009 2010 2011 1) 2010/2011 2010/2011
1000 persons 1000 persons 1000 persons 1000 persons Per cent, %
Sex Socio-economic groups          
Both sexes total Employed persons total 2 457 2 447 2 474 . .
Employees total 2 123 2 120 2 143 . .
- upper-level employees 603 626 597 . .
- lower-level employees 816 805 842 . .
- wage earners 697 682 695 . .
Self-employed persons and unpaid family workers 334 328 331 . .
- of which unpaid family workers 13 14 12 . .
Males Employed persons total 1 255 1 259 1 278 . .
Employees total 1 029 1 038 1 052 . .
- upper-level employees 324 343 327 . .
- lower-level employees 212 213 239 . .
- wage earners 490 478 482 . .
Self-employed persons and unpaid family workers 226 221 225 . .
- of which unpaid family workers 8 8 7 . .
Females Employed persons total 1 202 1 188 1 196 . .
Employees total 1 094 1 082 1 091 . .
- upper-level employees 279 283 271 . .
- lower-level employees 604 592 603 . .
- wage earners 207 203 213 . .
Self-employed persons and unpaid family workers 109 107 105 . .
- of which unpaid family workers 5 6 4 . .
1) Socio-economic group has been determined in 2011 from the Classification of Occupations 2010 and prior to that from the Classification of Occupations 1987. The data are not comparable with each other.

Source: Labour Force Survey 2011. Statistics Finland

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Updated 9.3.2012

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. Employment and unemployment in 2011 2011, Appendix table 8. Employed persons aged 15-74 by socio-economic group and sex in 2009 - 2011 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2011/13/tyti_2011_13_2012-03-09_tau_008_en.html