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Appendix table 6. Unemployment rates by number of children in 2012 - 2016, population aged 20-59

  Unemployment rate, %
Year
2012    2013    2014    2015    2016   
Both sexes Total 7,0 7,6 8,0 9,0 8,3
Parents of children under 18 years total 4,5 5,1 5,7 5,8 6,2
- 1 child 4,5 5,1 6,1 6,1 6,4
- 2 children 4,3 4,2 5,1 5,3 6,0
- 3 or more children 4,8 6,8 6,2 6,2 5,9
No children under 18 years 8,6 9,1 9,4 10,9 9,5
Males Total 7,8 8,3 8,9 9,6 8,7
Parents of children under 18 years total 3,9 4,0 5,1 4,8 4,9
- 1 child 4,2 5,1 5,7 4,9 5,1
- 2 children 3,7 3,0 4,6 4,6 4,8
- 3 or more children 3,4 3,6 4,8 5,2 4,4
No children under 18 years 10,1 10,9 11,3 12,4 11,0
Females Total 6,3 6,9 7,1 8,4 7,8
Parents of children under 18 years total 5,1 6,3 6,4 6,9 7,6
- 1 child 4,8 5,1 6,5 7,4 7,8
- 2 children 4,9 5,5 5,7 6,1 7,3
- 3 or more children 6,6 11,4 8,0 7,5 7,8
No children under 18 years 7,0 7,3 7,4 9,3 7,9

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 6. Unemployment rates by number of children in 2012 - 2016, population aged 20-59 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/2016/14/tyti_2016_14_2017-10-10_tau_006_en.html