Finland: monthly unemployment rate by gender 2023

Overall, more men than women were unemployed in Finland in the period from September 2021 to September 2023. The unemployment rate peaked at 10.1 percent for men, and at 8.4 percent for women in May 2023. In the following months, the unemployment declined again by and reached an unemployment rate of 7.6 percent for men and 6.6 percent for women in September 2023.

Monthly unemployment rate in Finland from September 2021 to September 2023, by gender

Characteristic	Male	Female
Sep 2023	7.6%	6.6%
Aug 2023	7.7%	6%
Jul 2023	7.3%	6.7%
Jun 2023	8.4%	6%
May 2023	10.1%	8.4%
Apr 2023	8.3%	7.7%
Mar 2023	8.2%	5.7%
Feb 2023	8.1%	5.4%
Jan 2023	7.8%	7.6%
Dec 2022	7.7%	5.8%
Nov 2022	6.4%	5.5%
Oct 2022	6%	5.8%
Sep 2022	6.9%	6.9%
Aug 2022	7.2%	6.3%
Jul 2022	6.7%	7%
Jun 2022	7%	6.8%
May 2022	8.6%	7.4%
Apr 2022	8%	6.3%
Mar 2022	7.6%	6.7%
Feb 2022	7.6%	6%
Jan 2022	7.9%	7.4%
Dec 2021	7.4%	6.2%
Nov 2021	6.5%	5.6%
Oct 2021	6.9%	5.3%
Sep 2021	7.8%	6.5%

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Release date

October 2023

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Region

Finland

Survey time period

September 2021 to September 2023

Age group

15-64 years

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "The Labour Force Survey was renewed at the beginning of 2021 and the data for 2011 to 2020 have been corrected retrospectively in accordance with the new estimation method."

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