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Employment statistics produce regional data on the population's activity and employment. The statistics are compiled by combining various register data. The data are published once a year.
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Starting from 16 February 2023, Statistics Finland will start releasing data on workplace self-sufficiency by area. In addition, data will be published at the 2-digit level of the Standard Industrial Classification (TOL 2008) by sex and area.
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13.12.2022
Population by main type of activity
1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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Employed | 2,319,527 | 2,353,195 | 2,373,747 | 2,332,282 | 2,169,147 | 2,014,430 | 1,877,721 | 1,917,051 | 1,932,752 | 1,957,144 | 2,037,997 | 2,132,704 | 2,173,885 | 2,228,557 | 2,235,317 | 2,242,303 | 2,245,780 | 2,262,359 | 2,265,211 | 2,313,788 | 2,369,066 | 2,377,181 | 2,289,975 | 2,325,679 | 2,354,422 | 2,339,904 | 2,301,751 | 2,274,076 | 2,256,459 | 2,275,679 | 2,327,730 | 2,373,668 | 2,373,526 | 2,284,673 | 2,377,126 |
Unemployed | 148,693 | 129,551 | 108,331 | 140,961 | 300,716 | 443,549 | 535,290 | 491,556 | 476,567 | 467,858 | 406,503 | 374,117 | 353,586 | 318,104 | 314,741 | 302,321 | 303,754 | 299,332 | 283,535 | 248,759 | 218,673 | 233,487 | 299,863 | 268,235 | 256,742 | 281,408 | 328,371 | 362,627 | 374,862 | 355,837 | 296,496 | 256,454 | 257,358 | 351,583 | 271,040 |
0-14 years old | 952,942 | 959,981 | 962,269 | 964,203 | 965,598 | 968,280 | 970,729 | 972,244 | 971,770 | 968,567 | 961,350 | 951,145 | 943,001 | 936,333 | 931,587 | 927,009 | 920,097 | 914,560 | 906,904 | 901,181 | 894,590 | 891,162 | 888,323 | 887,677 | 888,982 | 891,392 | 895,021 | 896,608 | 896,023 | 894,178 | 890,424 | 882,234 | 871,036 | 860,861 | 851,794 |
Students, pupils | 310,102 | 308,841 | 317,099 | 329,058 | 359,214 | 375,649 | 424,656 | 441,366 | 454,033 | 441,405 | 443,104 | 405,599 | 395,156 | 390,457 | 386,460 | 398,039 | 400,532 | 401,417 | 426,292 | 425,615 | 415,445 | 405,963 | 422,618 | 423,255 | 412,429 | 410,856 | 411,149 | 412,686 | 411,925 | 407,905 | 400,807 | 391,043 | 400,924 | 420,134 | 422,861 |
Conscripts, persons in non-military service | 27,214 | 24,075 | 22,177 | 28,024 | 21,533 | 17,660 | 21,485 | 19,375 | 16,204 | 16,146 | 16,133 | 15,358 | 20,025 | 17,789 | 19,720 | 17,960 | 19,181 | 17,137 | 17,344 | 17,304 | 16,721 | 16,508 | 17,468 | 17,534 | 17,564 | 17,191 | 7,802 | 7,638 | 7,607 | 7,294 | 7,737 | 7,843 | 7,407 | 7,533 | 7,342 |
Pensioners | 1,001,417 | 1,011,557 | 1,026,528 | 1,040,017 | 1,051,101 | 1,062,036 | 1,080,981 | 1,095,214 | 1,102,774 | 1,111,747 | 1,111,307 | 1,108,400 | 1,114,364 | 1,119,197 | 1,135,945 | 1,144,650 | 1,154,513 | 1,166,193 | 1,185,637 | 1,198,901 | 1,213,529 | 1,232,420 | 1,260,128 | 1,278,070 | 1,297,126 | 1,313,087 | 1,333,415 | 1,348,240 | 1,368,473 | 1,389,830 | 1,415,313 | 1,429,664 | 1,436,590 | 1,438,602 | 1,444,502 |
Other persons outside the labour force | 178,707 | 167,159 | 164,232 | 163,933 | 161,693 | 173,378 | 167,050 | 161,948 | 162,726 | 169,453 | 170,955 | 172,323 | 171,285 | 170,678 | 171,131 | 174,013 | 175,875 | 175,613 | 170,657 | 171,407 | 172,460 | 169,593 | 173,052 | 174,826 | 174,002 | 172,836 | 173,761 | 169,878 | 171,959 | 172,574 | 174,623 | 177,013 | 178,451 | 170,407 | 173,576 |
16.02.2023
Employed labour force by industry (TOL 2008) and sex
11.10.2022
Employed persons by occupational group (Classification of Occupations 2010)
16.02.2023
Employed labour force by level of education
13.12.2022
Economic dependency ratio
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