Finland: unemployed individuals, by region 2012-2017

This statistic shows the number of unemployed people in Finland from 2012 to 2017, by region. The number of unemployed persons increased up to 2015 but decreased in most regions slightly thereafter. In 2017, there were 68,000 unemployed persons in the Helsinki-Uusimaa region.

Annual number of unemployed individuals in Finland from 2012 to 2017*, by region (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Helsinki-Uusimaa	Southern Finland	Western Finland	Northern and Eastern Finland
2017	68	46	61	58
2016	64	49	62	61
2015	70	55	65	62
2014	63	51	57	60
2013	57	46	56	59
2012	53	42	54	57

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Release date

October 2018

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Region

Finland

Survey time period

2012 to 2017

Number of respondents

12,000 respondents

Age group

15-74 years

Special properties

excl. the Åland Islands

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

* The Labour Force Survey data collection is based on a random sample drawn twice a year from the Statistics Finland population database. The monthly sample consists of some 12,000 persons and the data are collected with computer-assisted telephone interviews.

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