Finland Unemployment Rate 1959-2015 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

Unemployment Rate in Finland increased to 10.30 percent in March of 2015 from 10.10 percent in February of 2015. Unemployment Rate in Finland averaged 6.26 percent from 1959 until 2015, 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. Unemployment Rate in Finland is reported by the Statistics Finland.

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Finland Unemployment Rate


Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
10.30 10.10 19.90 0.70 1959 - 2015 percent Monthly
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 - Finland Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Content for - Finland Unemployment Rate - was last refreshed on Sunday, May 3, 2015.

Calendar GMT Event Actual Previous Consensus Forecast (i)
2015-02-24 07:00 AM
Unemployment Rate  Jan
8.8% 8.8% 9.2%
2015-03-24 07:00 AM
Unemployment Rate  Feb
10.1% 8.8% 8.9%
2015-04-23 07:00 AM
Unemployment Rate  Mar
10.3% 10.1% 9.6%
2015-05-27 07:00 AM
Unemployment Rate  Apr
10.3% 8.7%
2015-06-24 07:00 AM
Unemployment Rate  May
9.9%
2015-07-21 07:00 AM
Unemployment Rate  Jun
9.3%


Finland Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 10.30 10.10 19.90 0.70 percent [+]
Employed Persons 2382.00 2392.00 2688.00 1942.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 272.00 268.00 512.00 15.00 Thousand [+]
Job Vacancies 46947.00 61163.00 70008.00 2624.00 [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 2.10 1.90 5.60 1.10 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 21.70 21.60 35.90 8.40 percent [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 64.70 64.90 73.80 62.00 percent [+]
Wages 3284.00 3206.00 3284.00 2209.00 EUR/Month [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 109.60 109.00 185.20 77.80 Index Points [+]
Labour Costs 111.51 110.88 126.27 28.40 Index Points [+]
Population 5.47 5.45 5.47 4.43 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 [+]


Unemployment Rate Reference Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Australia 6.10 Mar/15 6.20 10.90 4.00 percent [+]
Brazil 6.20 Mar/15 5.90 13.10 4.30 percent [+]
Canada 6.80 Mar/15 6.80 13.10 2.90 percent [+]
China 4.10 Feb/15 4.10 4.30 3.90 percent [+]
Euro Area 11.30 Mar/15 11.30 12.00 7.20 percent [+]
France 10.40 Nov/14 10.30 10.80 7.20 percent [+]
Germany 4.70 Mar/15 4.70 14.20 0.40 percent [+]
India 4.90 Dec/13 5.20 9.40 4.90 percent [+]
Indonesia 5.94 Aug/14 5.70 11.24 2.00 percent [+]
Italy 13.00 Mar/15 12.70 13.20 5.90 percent [+]
Japan 3.40 Mar/15 3.50 5.60 1.00 percent [+]
Mexico 3.86 Mar/15 4.33 5.93 2.22 percent [+]
Netherlands 7.00 Mar/15 7.10 7.90 3.60 percent [+]
Russia 5.90 Mar/15 5.80 14.10 4.80 percent [+]
South Korea 3.70 Mar/15 3.90 7.10 2.90 percent [+]
Spain 23.78 Feb/15 23.70 26.94 4.41 percent [+]
Switzerland 3.40 Mar/15 3.50 5.40 1.60 percent [+]
Turkey 11.30 Jan/15 10.90 16.10 8.00 percent [+]
United Kingdom 5.60 Feb/15 5.70 12.00 3.40 percent [+]
United States 5.50 Mar/15 5.50 10.80 2.50 percent [+]