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Appendix table 8. Working and family leaves among 20 to 59-year-old mothers by number of children in 2016

  Total Working   On family leave
from work
Looking after children, no employment contract No employment contract,
principal activity other than child care
1000 persons 1000 persons 1000 persons 1000 persons 1000 persons
Mothers of children under 18 years total 522 369 41 44 69
- 1 child 219 156 18 14 31
- 2 children 200 148 15 12 25
- 3 or more children 103 65 8 18 12

Source: Labour Force Survey 2016. Statistics Finland

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Updated 10.10.2017

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. Families and work 2016, Appendix table 8. Working and family leaves among 20 to 59-year-old mothers by number of children in 2016 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2016/14/tyti_2016_14_2017-10-10_tau_008_en.html