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Labour force survey

The Labour Force Survey statistics describe labour market participation by population aged 15 to 89 monthly, quarterly and annually. Data are collected with a sample survey. Monthly and quarterly data are published on the 15 to 74 age group. The data content is based on EU Regulation.

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Number of employed grew and the number of unemployed fell in 2022

According to Statistics Finland's Labour Force Survey, the average number of employed persons aged 15 to 74 was 2,619,000 and that of unemployed persons was 190,000 in 2022. There were 65,000 more employed and 22,000 fewer unemployed persons than in 2021. The employment rate of those aged 15 to 64 was 73.8 per cent in 2022. The employment rate grew by 1.6 percentage points from 2021.

Number of employed persons slightly higher, number of unemployed persons unchanged in December 2022 compared to one year earlier

27/01/2023

release | Labour force survey 2022, December

Number of employed persons higher and that of unemployed persons unchanged in the last quarter of 2022 compared to the year before

27/01/2023

release | Labour force survey 2022, 4th quarter

Number of employed persons grew in November 2022 from the year before

20/12/2022

release | Labour force survey 2022, November

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27.01.2023

Employment rate and trend of employment rate

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Employment rate, persons aged 15-64, % Employment rate, persons aged 15-64, %, trend
2010M01 64.4 66.7
2010M02 65.2 66.7
2010M03 65.5 66.7
2010M04 66.0 66.7
2010M05 67.7 66.7
2010M06 69.6 66.8
2010M07 69.6 66.8
2010M08 68.2 66.9
2010M09 66.3 67.0
2010M10 66.8 67.0
2010M11 66.8 67.0
2010M12 65.5 67.1
2011M01 65.5 67.2
2011M02 66.3 67.3
2011M03 65.0 67.3
2011M04 67.4 67.4
2011M05 68.4 67.5
2011M06 70.3 67.6
2011M07 70.7 67.7
2011M08 69.1 67.8
2011M09 67.3 67.9
2011M10 67.3 68.0
2011M11 68.7 68.0
2011M12 66.1 68.0
2012M01 65.6 68.0
2012M02 67.4 68.0
2012M03 66.2 68.1
2012M04 67.7 68.1
2012M05 69.0 68.1
2012M06 70.6 68.1
2012M07 71.6 68.2
2012M08 69.3 68.2
2012M09 67.2 68.1
2012M10 68.1 68.1
2012M11 67.8 68.0
2012M12 66.3 67.9
2013M01 66.1 67.8
2013M02 66.4 67.7
2013M03 65.6 67.7
2013M04 68.0 67.8
2013M05 68.3 67.9
2013M06 71.0 67.9
2013M07 70.9 67.8
2013M08 68.6 67.7
2013M09 66.8 67.6
2013M10 67.6 67.5
2013M11 67.1 67.5
2013M12 66.0 67.6
2014M01 66.3 67.6
2014M02 66.1 67.6
2014M03 65.8 67.5
2014M04 67.4 67.5
2014M05 67.9 67.6
2014M06 70.8 67.7
2014M07 70.7 67.6
2014M08 68.2 67.5
2014M09 67.1 67.4
2014M10 66.9 67.3
2014M11 66.7 67.3
2014M12 66.4 67.3
2015M01 65.7 67.3
2015M02 65.6 67.2
2015M03 65.9 67.2
2015M04 67.1 67.1
2015M05 67.2 67.0
2015M06 69.7 66.9
2015M07 69.5 67.0
2015M08 67.7 67.2
2015M09 67.7 67.4
2015M10 67.5 67.3
2015M11 66.1 67.2
2015M12 66.0 67.1
2016M01 65.8 67.2
2016M02 65.2 67.4
2016M03 67.3 67.6
2016M04 67.1 67.6
2016M05 67.5 67.6
2016M06 71.2 67.7
2016M07 69.9 67.8
2016M08 68.6 68.0
2016M09 68.7 68.1
2016M10 67.7 68.1
2016M11 66.8 67.9
2016M12 67.6 67.9
2017M01 65.9 67.9
2017M02 66.0 68.0
2017M03 68.1 68.2
2017M04 67.6 68.3
2017M05 68.3 68.3
2017M06 71.4 68.4
2017M07 71.0 68.5
2017M08 69.7 68.7
2017M09 68.3 69.0
2017M10 68.8 69.3
2017M11 69.8 69.6
2017M12 68.9 69.8
2018M01 67.9 69.9
2018M02 68.8 70.0
2018M03 69.2 70.1
2018M04 69.1 70.4
2018M05 71.4 70.7
2018M06 74.6 70.9
2018M07 73.2 71.0
2018M08 72.1 71.0
2018M09 70.3 71.0
2018M10 70.7 71.1
2018M11 70.7 71.3
2018M12 70.9 71.5
2019M01 70.1 71.5
2019M02 69.8 71.5
2019M03 70.9 71.4
2019M04 70.4 71.4
2019M05 71.8 71.4
2019M06 74.5 71.4
2019M07 74.1 71.5
2019M08 72.1 71.6
2019M09 71.6 71.7
2019M10 71.3 71.8
2019M11 70.8 72.0
2019M12 72.2 72.3
2020M01 71.3 72.5
2020M02 70.0 72.6
2020M03 70.2 70.0
2020M04 69.6 69.9
2020M05 69.1 69.7
2020M06 72.8 69.6
2020M07 72.6 69.7
2020M08 70.1 69.9
2020M09 71.3 70.0
2020M10 70.9 70.1
2020M11 70.7 70.2
2020M12 70.0 70.3
2021M01 69.1 70.5
2021M02 70.0 70.8
2021M03 70.7 71.1
2021M04 70.1 71.5
2021M05 73.0 71.9
2021M06 75.8 72.2
2021M07 74.9 72.4
2021M08 73.4 72.5
2021M09 71.7 72.6
2021M10 72.3 72.8
2021M11 72.2 73.0
2021M12 73.3 73.3
2022M01 71.5 73.5
2022M02 72.7 73.6
2022M03 72.5 73.6
2022M04 72.7 73.7
2022M05 74.7 73.7
2022M06 76.9 73.6
2022M07 75.7 73.6
2022M08 74.2 73.8
2022M09 73.4 74.0
2022M10 74.3 74.3
2022M11 73.9 74.4
2022M12 73.4 74.5

	Employment rate, persons aged 15-64, %	Employment rate, persons aged 15-64, %, trend
2010M01	64.4	66.7
2010M02	65.2	66.7
2010M03	65.5	66.7
2010M04	66.0	66.7
2010M05	67.7	66.7
2010M06	69.6	66.8
2010M07	69.6	66.8
2010M08	68.2	66.9
2010M09	66.3	67.0
2010M10	66.8	67.0
2010M11	66.8	67.0
2010M12	65.5	67.1
2011M01	65.5	67.2
2011M02	66.3	67.3
2011M03	65.0	67.3
2011M04	67.4	67.4
2011M05	68.4	67.5
2011M06	70.3	67.6
2011M07	70.7	67.7
2011M08	69.1	67.8
2011M09	67.3	67.9
2011M10	67.3	68.0
2011M11	68.7	68.0
2011M12	66.1	68.0
2012M01	65.6	68.0
2012M02	67.4	68.0
2012M03	66.2	68.1
2012M04	67.7	68.1
2012M05	69.0	68.1
2012M06	70.6	68.1
2012M07	71.6	68.2
2012M08	69.3	68.2
2012M09	67.2	68.1
2012M10	68.1	68.1
2012M11	67.8	68.0
2012M12	66.3	67.9
2013M01	66.1	67.8
2013M02	66.4	67.7
2013M03	65.6	67.7
2013M04	68.0	67.8
2013M05	68.3	67.9
2013M06	71.0	67.9
2013M07	70.9	67.8
2013M08	68.6	67.7
2013M09	66.8	67.6
2013M10	67.6	67.5
2013M11	67.1	67.5
2013M12	66.0	67.6
2014M01	66.3	67.6
2014M02	66.1	67.6
2014M03	65.8	67.5
2014M04	67.4	67.5
2014M05	67.9	67.6
2014M06	70.8	67.7
2014M07	70.7	67.6
2014M08	68.2	67.5
2014M09	67.1	67.4
2014M10	66.9	67.3
2014M11	66.7	67.3
2014M12	66.4	67.3
2015M01	65.7	67.3
2015M02	65.6	67.2
2015M03	65.9	67.2
2015M04	67.1	67.1
2015M05	67.2	67.0
2015M06	69.7	66.9
2015M07	69.5	67.0
2015M08	67.7	67.2
2015M09	67.7	67.4
2015M10	67.5	67.3
2015M11	66.1	67.2
2015M12	66.0	67.1
2016M01	65.8	67.2
2016M02	65.2	67.4
2016M03	67.3	67.6
2016M04	67.1	67.6
2016M05	67.5	67.6
2016M06	71.2	67.7
2016M07	69.9	67.8
2016M08	68.6	68.0
2016M09	68.7	68.1
2016M10	67.7	68.1
2016M11	66.8	67.9
2016M12	67.6	67.9
2017M01	65.9	67.9
2017M02	66.0	68.0
2017M03	68.1	68.2
2017M04	67.6	68.3
2017M05	68.3	68.3
2017M06	71.4	68.4
2017M07	71.0	68.5
2017M08	69.7	68.7
2017M09	68.3	69.0
2017M10	68.8	69.3
2017M11	69.8	69.6
2017M12	68.9	69.8
2018M01	67.9	69.9
2018M02	68.8	70.0
2018M03	69.2	70.1
2018M04	69.1	70.4
2018M05	71.4	70.7
2018M06	74.6	70.9
2018M07	73.2	71.0
2018M08	72.1	71.0
2018M09	70.3	71.0
2018M10	70.7	71.1
2018M11	70.7	71.3
2018M12	70.9	71.5
2019M01	70.1	71.5
2019M02	69.8	71.5
2019M03	70.9	71.4
2019M04	70.4	71.4
2019M05	71.8	71.4
2019M06	74.5	71.4
2019M07	74.1	71.5
2019M08	72.1	71.6
2019M09	71.6	71.7
2019M10	71.3	71.8
2019M11	70.8	72.0
2019M12	72.2	72.3
2020M01	71.3	72.5
2020M02	70.0	72.6
2020M03	70.2	70.0
2020M04	69.6	69.9
2020M05	69.1	69.7
2020M06	72.8	69.6
2020M07	72.6	69.7
2020M08	70.1	69.9
2020M09	71.3	70.0
2020M10	70.9	70.1
2020M11	70.7	70.2
2020M12	70.0	70.3
2021M01	69.1	70.5
2021M02	70.0	70.8
2021M03	70.7	71.1
2021M04	70.1	71.5
2021M05	73.0	71.9
2021M06	75.8	72.2
2021M07	74.9	72.4
2021M08	73.4	72.5
2021M09	71.7	72.6
2021M10	72.3	72.8
2021M11	72.2	73.0
2021M12	73.3	73.3
2022M01	71.5	73.5
2022M02	72.7	73.6
2022M03	72.5	73.6
2022M04	72.7	73.7
2022M05	74.7	73.7
2022M06	76.9	73.6
2022M07	75.7	73.6
2022M08	74.2	73.8
2022M09	73.4	74.0
2022M10	74.3	74.3
2022M11	73.9	74.4
2022M12	73.4	74.5

27.01.2023

Unemployment rate and trend of unemployment rate, persons aged 15-74

	Unemployment rate, %	Unemployment rate, %, trend
2010M01	9.8	9.0
2010M02	9.3	8.8
2010M03	9.3	8.6
2010M04	9.4	8.5
2010M05	10.5	8.5
2010M06	9.1	8.5
2010M07	7.7	8.5
2010M08	7.4	8.4
2010M09	7.2	8.3
2010M10	7.5	8.2
2010M11	7.2	8.3
2010M12	8.1	8.3
2011M01	8.6	8.3
2011M02	8.5	8.3
2011M03	9.9	8.2
2011M04	8.4	8.1
2011M05	9.8	8.0
2011M06	8.7	8.0
2011M07	7.1	7.9
2011M08	6.6	7.8
2011M09	7.0	7.7
2011M10	7.1	7.7
2011M11	6.3	7.6
2011M12	7.6	7.7
2012M01	8.1	7.7
2012M02	7.7	7.7
2012M03	8.8	7.7
2012M04	8.3	7.7
2012M05	9.8	7.7
2012M06	8.0	7.8
2012M07	6.9	7.9
2012M08	7.4	8.0
2012M09	7.2	8.0
2012M10	6.9	8.0
2012M11	7.4	8.0
2012M12	7.2	8.1
2013M01	8.9	8.2
2013M02	9.0	8.3
2013M03	9.1	8.3
2013M04	9.0	8.3
2013M05	10.9	8.1
2013M06	7.8	8.0
2013M07	6.8	8.0
2013M08	7.2	8.1
2013M09	7.5	8.3
2013M10	7.4	8.4
2013M11	8.1	8.5
2013M12	7.9	8.5
2014M01	8.6	8.5
2014M02	9.3	8.6
2014M03	9.8	8.6
2014M04	9.1	8.6
2014M05	10.9	8.6
2014M06	9.1	8.6
2014M07	7.0	8.6
2014M08	7.6	8.7
2014M09	8.3	8.9
2014M10	8.4	9.1
2014M11	8.1	9.1
2014M12	8.8	9.2
2015M01	9.0	9.2
2015M02	10.3	9.3
2015M03	10.4	9.4
2015M04	10.3	9.4
2015M05	11.7	9.5
2015M06	10.2	9.6
2015M07	8.4	9.6
2015M08	8.4	9.6
2015M09	8.5	9.5
2015M10	8.8	9.5
2015M11	8.3	9.5
2015M12	9.2	9.4
2016M01	9.4	9.3
2016M02	9.7	9.1
2016M03	10.1	9.0
2016M04	9.7	8.9
2016M05	10.8	8.9
2016M06	9.4	8.9
2016M07	8.1	8.9
2016M08	7.6	8.8
2016M09	7.6	8.8
2016M10	8.2	8.9
2016M11	8.4	8.9
2016M12	8.0	8.9
2017M01	9.3	8.9
2017M02	9.6	8.9
2017M03	9.6	8.9
2017M04	10.3	8.9
2017M05	10.9	8.9
2017M06	9.0	8.8
2017M07	7.6	8.7
2017M08	7.5	8.6
2017M09	8.3	8.6
2017M10	7.6	8.5
2017M11	7.0	8.5
2017M12	8.5	8.5
2018M01	9.0	8.5
2018M02	8.8	8.3
2018M03	8.9	8.0
2018M04	8.5	7.7
2018M05	9.3	7.4
2018M06	7.0	7.3
2018M07	6.5	7.3
2018M08	6.7	7.2
2018M09	6.4	7.1
2018M10	6.5	7.0
2018M11	6.2	6.7
2018M12	5.4	6.6
2019M01	6.9	6.5
2019M02	7.3	6.7
2019M03	7.0	6.8
2019M04	8.1	6.9
2019M05	9.0	6.8
2019M06	6.4	6.7
2019M07	5.9	6.7
2019M08	6.1	6.7
2019M09	6.0	6.7
2019M10	6.2	6.7
2019M11	6.0	6.7
2019M12	6.0	6.7
2020M01	7.1	6.7
2020M02	6.9	6.7
2020M03	7.3	6.8
2020M04	8.0	6.8
2020M05	10.9	8.4
2020M06	7.7	8.3
2020M07	7.5	8.3
2020M08	7.8	8.3
2020M09	7.5	8.3
2020M10	7.4	8.2
2020M11	7.0	8.2
2020M12	7.6	8.1
2021M01	8.8	8.1
2021M02	8.3	8.1
2021M03	8.2	8.1
2021M04	9.6	8.1
2021M05	10.3	8.0
2021M06	7.6	7.8
2021M07	7.1	7.6
2021M08	6.5	7.4
2021M09	7.0	7.2
2021M10	6.0	7.1
2021M11	6.0	7.0
2021M12	6.7	7.0
2022M01	7.5	6.8
2022M02	6.7	6.7
2022M03	7.0	6.5
2022M04	6.9	6.4
2022M05	7.9	6.5
2022M06	6.8	6.8
2022M07	6.6	7.0
2022M08	6.7	7.1
2022M09	6.7	7.0
2022M10	5.8	6.9
2022M11	5.9	6.9
2022M12	6.7	6.9

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