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Appendix table 44. Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex in 2019 - 2021

Year Change
2019 2020 2021 2020/2021
Per cent, % Per cent, % Per cent, % Percentage points
Indicator Sex
Employment rate, persons aged 15-64 Both sexes 71,6 70,7 72,3 1,5
Males 72,5 71,7 72,8 1,1
Females 70,7 69,7 71,7 2,0
Unemployment rate, persons aged 15-74 Both sexes 6,8 7,7 7,7 -0,1
Males 7,3 8,1 8,2 0,1
Females 6,2 7,4 7,1 -0,3
Activity rate, persons aged 15–74 Both sexes 65,8 65,4 67,1 1,7
Males 68,3 68,0 69,6 1,6
Females 63,3 62,8 64,6 1,8

Source: Labour force survey 2021, December. Statistics Finland

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Updated 25.1.2022

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. December 2021, Appendix table 44. Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex in 2019 - 2021 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.3.2024].
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