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<title>Unemployment decreased in 2011</title>
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<description>According to Statistics Finlands Labour Force Survey, unemployment turned to decline in 2011. In 2011, the annual average of the unemployment rate was 7.8 per cent, having been 8.4 per cent in 2010. At the same time, employment also improved slightly. These data derive from updated time series tables of the Labour Force Survey.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Unemployment rate 7.4 per cent in December</title>
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<description>According to Statistics Finlands Labour Force Survey, the number of unemployed persons in December was 192,000, which was 13,000 lower than one year before. The unemployment rate in December 2011 was 7.4 per cent, having been 7.9 per cent twelve months earlier. There were 14,000 more employed persons than in December of the previous year. The unemployment rate in the fourth quarter (October to December) was 6.9 per cent, which was 0.6 percentage points lower than in the respective quarter of 2010.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Employment increased in November 2011</title>
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<description>According to Statistics Finlands Labour Force Survey, the number of unemployed persons in November was 166,000, which was 20,000 lower than one year ago. At 6.2 per cent, the unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than one year earlier. There were 70,000 more employed persons than in November of the previous year.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Unemployment rate 7.0 per cent in October</title>
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<description>According to Statistics Finlands Labour Force Survey, the number of unemployed persons in October was 186,000, which was 9,000 lower than one year ago. The unemployment rate in October was 7.0 per cent, having been 7.4 per cent twelve months earlier. There were 8,000 more employed persons than in October of the previous year.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Employment of over 55-year-olds increased in 2010</title>
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<description>According to Statistics Finland's Labour Force Survey, the number of employed persons in 2010 was very close to the level of 2009. The number of employed persons decreased by 10,000 persons and employment rate of persons aged 15 to 64 fell by 0.5 percentage points to 67.8 per cent. There were small differences between the age groups, however. The employment rates of age groups of under 55-year-olds fell, but employment among people aged 55 or over grew. The employment rate of people aged 55 to 64 went up by 0.7 percentage points to 56.2 per cent.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Unemployment rate 6.9 per cent in September</title>
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<description>According to Statistics Finlands Labour Force Survey, the number of unemployed persons in September was 180,000, i.e. almost the same as one year ago. The unemployment rate in September was 6.9 per cent, having been 7.0 per cent twelve months earlier. There were 10,000 more employed persons than in September of the previous year. The unemployment rate in the third quarter of the year (July to September) was 6.8 per cent, which was 0.5 percentage points lower than in the respective period of 2010.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Unemployment rate 6.6 per cent in August</title>
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<description>According to Statistics Finlands Labour Force Survey, the number of unemployed persons in August was 177,000, which was 20,000 lower than one year ago. At 6.6 per cent, the unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than one year earlier. The number of employed persons was 30,000 higher than in last year's August.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Unemployment rate 6.9 per cent in July</title>
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<description>According to Statistics Finlands Labour Force Survey, the number of unemployed persons in July was 192,000, which was 14,000 lower than one year ago. At 6.9 per cent, the unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than one year earlier. There were 29,000 more employed persons than in July of the previous year.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Unemployment rate 8.4 per cent in June</title>
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<description>According to Statistics Finlands Labour Force Survey, the number of unemployed persons in June 2011 was 237,000, which was 11,000 lower than one year ago. At 8.4 per cent, the unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than one year earlier. There were 24,000 more employed persons than in June of the previous year. In the second quarter of the year (April to June), the unemployment rate was 8.8 per cent, having been 9.6 per cent in the corresponding period of 2010.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Number of unemployed lower than one year ago</title>
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<description>According to Statistics Finlands Labour Force Survey, the number of unemployed persons in May was 274,000, which is 19,000 lower than one year ago. At 9.8 per cent, the unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than one year earlier. In the Labour Force Survey, May is an exceptional month and the unemployment figures are at their highest as students enter the labour market. The number of employed persons in May was 30,000 higher than in the year before.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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