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Published: 5 March 2013

Employment improved in 2012

According to Statistics Finland’s Labour Force Survey, the growth in employment slowed down in 2012. In turn, the unemployment situation remained nearly the same as in the previous year. The number of new employment contracts of under one year's duration went down slightly. These data derive from the annual review Employment and Unemployment in 2012 of Statistics Finland’s Labour Force Survey.

Rates of unemployment by sex in 1990–2012, population aged 15 to 74, %

In 2012, employed persons numbered 2,483,000, which was 10,000 more than in 2011. The employment rate for women rose by 0.7 percentage points, while that for men remained unchanged. Employment improved especially in human health and social work activities, in which the number of employed persons grew by 13,000 in 2012.

No appreciable changes took place in unemployment between 2011 and 2012. The rate of unemployment was, on average, 7.7 per cent in 2012, having been 7.8 per cent in 2011. Men’s unemployment rate was 8.3 per cent and women’s 7.1 per cent. In 2012, the average number of unemployed persons was 207,000. The number of unemployed men was 115,000 and that of women 92,000.

In 2012, the average number of employees in Finland was 2,146,000, which was more or less on level with one year earlier. Of them, 1,810,000 had permanent employment contracts while 336,000 had temporary employment contracts. Temporary employment is more widespread among women than men. Two out of three temporary employees would have wanted a permanent job. The number of employees working involuntarily in temporary jobs grew in 2012.

In 2012, new employment contracts of under one year's duration numbered 435,000. Compared to 2011, the number of employment contracts of under one year's duration declined to some degree.

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Reviews

• 1 Growth in employment slowed down in 2012 (5.3.2013)
• 2 Not much change in unemployment in 2012 (5.3.2013)
• 3 Share of the active population on level with the previous year (5.3.2013)
• 4 Number of employees working involuntarily in temporary jobs grew in 2012 (5.3.2013)
• 5 Growth in the number of part-time employees slowed down (5.3.2013)
• 6 Working hours in 2012 (5.3.2013)
• 7 Notes to the appendix tables (5.3.2013)

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Appendix tables

• Appendix table 1. Key indicators in the Labour Force Survey by sex in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 2. Population aged 15-74 by labour force status and sex in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 3. Population by sex and age in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 4. Active population by sex and age in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 5. Activity rates by sex and age in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 6. Employed persons by sex and age in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 7. Employment rates by sex and age in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 8. Employed persons aged 15-74 by socio-economic group and sex in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 9. Employed person aged 15-74 by educational level and sex in 2009 - 2011 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 10. Employed persons aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 11. Hours actually worked by employed persons aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 12. Employed persons aged 15-74 by employer sector and sex in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 13. Employed persons aged 15-74 by Regional State Administrative Agencies (AVI) and sex in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 14. Employed persons aged 15-74 by region (2011) in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 15. Part-time employed persons by sex and age in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 16. Proportion of part-time employed in all employed persons by sex in 2010 - 2012, persons aged 15-74, % (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 17. Part-time employed persons aged 15-74 by employer sector and sex in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 18. Part-time employed persons aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 19. Part-time employed persons aged 15-74 by sex and reason for part-time employment in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 20. Employees aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 21. Hours actually worked by employees aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 22. Employees aged 15-74 by employer sector and sex in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 23. Employees aged 15-74 by type of employment relationship and sex in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 24. Employees aged 15-74 by type of employment relationship and sex in 2010 - 2012, % (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 25. Employees whose present work has continued less than one year by sex in 2010 - 2012, persons aged 15-74 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 26. Employees whose present work has continued less than one year by sex in 2010 - 2012, persons aged 15-74, % (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 27. Part-time employees by sex and age in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 28. Part-time employees aged 15-74 by employer sector and sex in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 29. Part-time employees aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 30. Part-time employees aged 15-74 by sex and reason for part-time employment in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 31. Temporary employees (fixed-term work) by sex and age in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 32. Temporary employees (fixed-term work) aged 15-74 by employer sector and sex in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 33. Temporary employees (fixed-term work) aged 15-74 by industry (TOL 2008) in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 34. Temporary employees (fixed-term work) aged 15-74 by reason for temporary employment in 2010 - 2012, % (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 35. Employees doing temporary agency work by sex and age in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 36. Unemployed persons by sex and age in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 37. Unemployment rates by sex and age in 2010 - 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 38. Unemployment rates by Regional State Administrative Agencies (AVI) and sex in 2010 - 2012, persons aged 15-74 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 39. Unemployment rates by region (2011) in 2010 - 2012, persons aged 15-74 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 40. Unemployment rates by educational level and sex in 2007 - 2011, persons aged 15-74 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 41. Employed persons aged 15-74 by usual weekly working hours in main job, socio-economic group and sex in 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 42. Employees aged 15-74 by usual weekly working hours in main job, employer sector and socio-economic group in 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 43. Male employees aged 15-74 by usual weekly working hours in main job, employer sector and socio-economic group in 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 44. Female employees aged 15-74 by usual weekly working hours in main job, employer sector and socio-economic group in 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 45. Employed persons aged 15-74 by usual weekly working hours in main job and industry (TOL 2008) in 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 46. Employees aged 15-74 by usual weekly working hours in main job and industry (TOL 2008) in 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 47. Average usual weekly working hours in main job of employees aged 15-74 by occupation (Occupational Classification 2010) and sex in 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 48. Average usual weekly working hours in main job of full-time employees aged 15-74 by occupation (Occupational Classification 2010) and sex in 2012 (5.3.2013)
• Appendix table 49. Average usual weekly working hours in main job of part-time employees aged 15-74 by occupation (Occupational Classification 2010) and sex in 2012 (5.3.2013)

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Updated 5.3.2013