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

  Year/Quarter Change
2008/IV 2008/III 2007/IV 2008/IV - 2007/IV
Per cent (%) Per cent (%) Per cent (%) Percentage points (%)
Sex Age group        
Both sexes 15-74 66,5 67,8 66,3 0,2
15-24 46,1 53,1 46,8 -0,7
25-54 88,3 88,7 88,0 0,3
55-74 40,1 39,9 39,1 1,0
15-64 74,3 75,9 74,0 0,3
Males 15-74 68,7 70,3 68,3 0,4
15-24 44,1 51,6 44,2 -0,1
25-54 91,0 91,4 90,3 0,7
55-74 42,5 42,6 41,7 0,8
15-64 75,7 77,5 75,1 0,6
Females 15-74 64,3 65,4 64,3 0,0
15-24 48,3 54,6 49,5 -1,2
25-54 85,6 85,9 85,6 0,0
55-74 37,9 37,4 36,7 1,2
15-64 72,9 74,2 72,9 0,0

Source: Labour force survey 2008, December. Statistics Finland

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Updated 20.01.2009

Referencing instructions:

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