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8.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2009/I - 2008/I

  Year/Quarter Change
2009/I 2008/IV 2008/I 2009/I - 2008/I
Per cent (%) Per cent (%) Per cent (%) Percentage points (%)
Sex Age group        
Both sexes 15-74 66,0 66,5 66,3 -0,4
15-64 73,8 74,3 74,1 -0,3
15-24 45,0 46,1 45,7 -0,7
25-54 88,2 88,3 88,3 -0,2
55-64 59,0 60,0 58,7 0,3
Males 15-74 67,7 68,7 68,4 -0,8
15-64 74,7 75,7 75,2 -0,5
15-24 42,9 44,1 43,6 -0,7
25-54 90,4 91,0 90,7 -0,2
55-64 58,6 60,6 59,5 -0,8
Females 15-74 64,2 64,3 64,2 0,0
15-64 72,8 72,9 72,8 0,0
15-24 47,2 48,3 48,0 -0,7
25-54 85,8 85,6 85,9 -0,1
55-64 59,4 59,4 58,0 1,3

Source: Labour force survey 2009, March. Statistics Finland

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Updated 28.04.2009

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Labour force survey [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-7857. March 2009, 8.1 Labour force participation rate by sex and age 2009/I - 2008/I . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.12.2024].
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