5.3 Unemployment rate by province 2008/09 - 2007/09
| Year/Month | Change | |||
| 2008/09 | 2008/08 | 2007/09 | 2008/09 - 2007/09 | |
| Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Per cent (%) | Percentage points (%) | |
| Province | ||||
| Whole country (incl. Åland) | 5,9 | 5,6 | 6,4 | -0,4 |
| Southern Finland | 5,9 | 4,8 | 5,4 | 0,4 |
| Western Finland | 5,3 | 5,7 | 6,2 | -1,0 |
| Eastern Finland | 6,8 | 6,6 | 9,4 | -2,6 |
| Oulu | 7,1 | 8,0 | 7,5 | -0,5 |
| Lapland | 9,5 | 5,1 | 9,6 | -0,1 |
Source: Labour force survey 2008, September. Statistics Finland
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Director in charge: Riitta Harala
Updated 21.10.2008
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. September 2008,
5.3 Unemployment rate by province 2008/09 - 2007/09
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 20.4.2024].
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