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2.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2009/02 - 2008/02

  Year/Month Change
2009/02 2009/01 2008/02 2009/02 - 2008/02
Per cent (%) Per cent (%) Per cent (%) Percentage points (%)
Sex Age group        
Both sexes 15-74 65,8 65,7 65,9 -0,2
15-24 46,3 42,7 45,2 1,1
25-54 87,8 87,9 88,3 -0,5
55-74 38,7 40,2 38,2 0,5
15-64 73,6 73,5 73,7 -0,1
Males 15-74 67,2 68,0 68,1 -1,0
15-24 45,0 40,1 41,9 3,2
25-54 89,5 90,5 91,1 -1,5
55-74 39,7 43,2 41,3 -1,7
15-64 74,3 75,0 75,0 -0,7
Females 15-74 64,3 63,5 63,7 0,6
15-24 47,6 45,5 48,7 -1,2
25-54 86,0 85,2 85,5 0,5
55-74 37,7 37,3 35,2 2,5
15-64 72,9 71,9 72,4 0,5

Source: Labour force survey 2009, February. Statistics Finland

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Updated 24.03.2009

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. February 2009, 2.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2009/02 - 2008/02 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.12.2024].
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