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8.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2008/I - 2007/I

  Year/Quarter Change
2008/I 2007/IV 2007/I 2008/I - 2007/I
Per cent (%) Per cent (%) Per cent (%) Percentage points (%)
Sex Age group        
Both sexes 15-74 66,3 66,3 65,8 0,6
15-24 45,7 46,8 44,9 0,8
25-54 88,3 88,0 87,5 0,9
55-74 39,2 39,1 38,5 0,7
15-64 74,1 74,0 73,6 0,5
Males 15-74 68,4 68,3 67,3 1,1
15-24 43,6 44,2 43,3 0,3
25-54 90,7 90,3 89,2 1,5
55-74 42,1 41,7 40,2 1,8
15-64 75,2 75,1 74,3 1,0
Females 15-74 64,2 64,3 64,2 0,0
15-24 48,0 49,5 46,6 1,4
25-54 85,9 85,6 85,7 0,2
55-74 36,6 36,7 37,0 -0,4
15-64 72,8 72,9 72,9 -0,1

Source: Labour force survey 2008, March. Statistics Finland

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Updated 22.4.2008

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. March 2008, 8.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2008/I - 2007/I . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 23.11.2024].
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