Statistics Finland
Number of employed persons decreased from the year before
According to Statistics Finland’s Labour
Force Survey, the number of employed people was 61,000 lower in
January 2021 than one year before. There were 41,000 more
unemployed than in January 2020.
Changes in employment 2020/01 – 2021/01
according to Statistics Finland’s Labour Force Survey,
population aged 15 to 74
71,9
The data comply with the ILO/EU definition.
The data content, data collection and estimation method of the
Labour Force Survey are revised at the beginning of 2021. The data
concerning January 2021 may later become revised due to the
adjustment of the estimation method. Due to the revision, only the