Finland's unemployment rate dropped to 6.3 percent in September 2018 from 8 percent in the same month of the previous year. The number of unemployed declined by 44 thousand to 170 thousand while the number of employed went up by 72 thousand to 2.53 million. Also, the activity rate rose to 65.5 percent in September from 65.0 percent a year ago. The unemployment rate for young people aged 15 to 24 fell to 14.2 percent from 17 percent in the previous year. Unemployment Rate in Finland averaged 6.39 percent from 1959 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 19.90 percent in May of 1994 and a record low of 0.70 percent in September of 1961.

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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2018-08-21 06:00 AM Unemployment Rate 6.5% 6.7% 6.3%
2018-09-25 06:00 AM Unemployment Rate 6.8% 6.5% 6.5%
2018-10-23 06:00 AM Unemployment Rate 6.3% 6.8% 7%
2018-11-20 07:00 AM Unemployment Rate 6.3% 6.5%
2018-12-21 07:00 AM Unemployment Rate 6.7%


Finland Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 6.30 6.80 19.90 0.70 percent [+]
Employed Persons 2533.00 2566.00 2688.00 1942.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 170.00 186.00 512.00 15.00 Thousand [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 65.50 66.80 73.80 62.00 percent [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.60 2.00 5.50 1.10 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 17.50 17.50 35.70 8.30 percent [+]
Labour Costs 108.88 107.75 111.98 28.40 Index Points [+]
Job Vacancies 49275.00 50523.00 77558.00 2624.00 [+]
Wages 3456.00 3424.00 3456.00 2009.00 EUR/Month [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 102.00 101.90 102.00 40.60 Index Points [+]
Population 5.51 5.50 5.51 4.41 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 63.00 63.00 63.00 63.00 [+]
Part Time Employment 367.30 381.10 381.10 225.90 Thousand [+]
Wages Low Skilled 1980.00 2000.00 2000.00 1580.00 EUR/Month [+]
Wages High Skilled 4250.00 4230.00 4250.00 3650.00 EUR/Month [+]
Productivity 102.80 101.40 109.00 59.30 Index Points [+]
Living Wage Family 1700.00 1780.00 1780.00 1650.00 EUR/Month [+]
Living Wage Individual 1160.00 1190.00 1190.00 1100.00 EUR/Month [+]
Employment Change 0.60 0.80 1.70 -2.70 percent [+]
Employment Rate 71.40 72.60 79.60 56.80 percent [+]
Full Time Employment 2127.50 2018.40 2243.80 1868.00 Thousand [+]


Finland Unemployment Rate

In Finland, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page provides the latest reported value for - Finland Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Finland Unemployment Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2018.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
6.30 6.80 19.90 0.70 1959 - 2018 percent Monthly
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