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Employment grew in the first quarter of 2022 from one year ago

release | Labour force survey 2022, 1st quarter

According to Statistics Finland's Labour Force Survey, the number of employed persons in the first quarter of 2022 (January to March) was 84,000 higher than in the corresponding quarter of 2021. There were 34,000 fewer unemployed persons.

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  • The average number of employed persons in the first quarter of 2022 was 2,560,000, which was 84,000 more than in the corresponding period of 2021.
  • The number of employed persons increased most in administrative and support service activities (N) in the first quarter of 2022.
  • In the first quarter of 2022, the number of hours worked by employed persons increased by 3.1 per cent from the corresponding period of 2021.
  • The average number of unemployed persons in the first quarter of 2022 was 194,000, which was 34,000 fewer than in the first quarter of 2021.

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