Annual Employment Service Statistics for 2018
Syvänen, Petri; Kattelus, Hilkka (2019-02-26)
työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö
26.02.2019
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In 2019, the number of vacancies increased from the previous year. The Employment and Economy Development Offices had a total of 734,500 vacancies in 2018, up by 107,400 on the previous year. The number of new vacancies reported to Employment and Economic Development Offices during the year totalled 693,000, which is 100,100 more than in 2017. During 2018, 105,300 of the vacancies were filled. Compared to the previous year, the number of vacancies increased most in the area of the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centre) for Uusimaa (42,800), Pirkanmaa (11,000), Southwest Finland (8,600), North Ostrobothnia (5,400) and Central Finland (5,400) and in plant and machine operators, and assemblers (34%), craft and related trades workers (23%), service and sales workers (19%) and managers (19%). On average, the number of vacancies per month during 2018 amounted to 110,300, of which 57,600 were new vacancies.
In 2018, the number of jobseekers registered at Employment and Economic Development Offices totalled 798,500, down 68,800 on the previous year. The number of jobseekers decreased in areas of all ELY Centres. The decrease was greatest in Kainuu (-11%), South Ostrobothnia (-10%), Satakunta (-9%) and South Savo (-9%). When examined by occupational group, the number of jobseekers decreased from the previous year in all groups, the greatest decrease being in the groups of craft and related trades workers (-12%), plant and machine operators, and assemblers (-11%), managers (-10%), professionals (-10%), technicians and associate professionals (-8%) and clerical support workers (-8%). The average duration of a job-seeking period was 74 weeks. During 2018, a total of 942,100, job-seeking periods were completed, 40 per cent of them ending with employment in the open labour market. In 2018, the average number of jobseekers at the end of the month was 555,700, representing an decrease of 59,300 on the previous year.
The number of unemployed jobseekers decreased in 2018. A total of 584,700 people were registered as unemployed jobseekers in 2018, which is 68,400 fewer than in the previous year. Compared to 2017, the number of unemployed jobseekers decreased in the areas of all ELY Centres: the decrease was greatest in Ostrobothnia (-14%), Pirkanmaa (-13%), Satakunta (-13%), Kainuu (-12%) and South Ostrobothnia ( 12%). Of all the unemployed jobseekers, 52 per cent were men. The most-affected age group was 25 to 34-year-olds, representing 25 per cent of those unemployed. The majority of unemployed jobseekers had upper secondary level qualifications (51%). The average duration of completed spells of unemployment was 25 weeks, while for continuing spells of unemployment the average duration was 54 weeks. In 2018, 56 per cent of unemployed people had been at work before their spell of unemployment began. Correspondingly, 40 per cent of completed spells 624,700 of unemployment during the year ended with employment in the open labour market. In 2018, a total of 255,900, people on average were registered as unemployed jobseekers at the end of the month, a decrease of 47,500 people on the previous year.
In 2018, the number of jobseekers registered at Employment and Economic Development Offices totalled 798,500, down 68,800 on the previous year. The number of jobseekers decreased in areas of all ELY Centres. The decrease was greatest in Kainuu (-11%), South Ostrobothnia (-10%), Satakunta (-9%) and South Savo (-9%). When examined by occupational group, the number of jobseekers decreased from the previous year in all groups, the greatest decrease being in the groups of craft and related trades workers (-12%), plant and machine operators, and assemblers (-11%), managers (-10%), professionals (-10%), technicians and associate professionals (-8%) and clerical support workers (-8%). The average duration of a job-seeking period was 74 weeks. During 2018, a total of 942,100, job-seeking periods were completed, 40 per cent of them ending with employment in the open labour market. In 2018, the average number of jobseekers at the end of the month was 555,700, representing an decrease of 59,300 on the previous year.
The number of unemployed jobseekers decreased in 2018. A total of 584,700 people were registered as unemployed jobseekers in 2018, which is 68,400 fewer than in the previous year. Compared to 2017, the number of unemployed jobseekers decreased in the areas of all ELY Centres: the decrease was greatest in Ostrobothnia (-14%), Pirkanmaa (-13%), Satakunta (-13%), Kainuu (-12%) and South Ostrobothnia ( 12%). Of all the unemployed jobseekers, 52 per cent were men. The most-affected age group was 25 to 34-year-olds, representing 25 per cent of those unemployed. The majority of unemployed jobseekers had upper secondary level qualifications (51%). The average duration of completed spells of unemployment was 25 weeks, while for continuing spells of unemployment the average duration was 54 weeks. In 2018, 56 per cent of unemployed people had been at work before their spell of unemployment began. Correspondingly, 40 per cent of completed spells 624,700 of unemployment during the year ended with employment in the open labour market. In 2018, a total of 255,900, people on average were registered as unemployed jobseekers at the end of the month, a decrease of 47,500 people on the previous year.