July 2019 javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/4/4.aspx file:///VertiPrd/Textbase/Tkat/Pdf/Tkat_en.pdf http://www.tem.fi/en/employment-bulletin http://www.tem.fi/en/press-releases http://www.tem.fi/en/release-dates-of-statistics-and-description-and-quality-description javascript:selLink('link','14'); javascript:selLink('link','20'); javascript:selLink('link','22'); https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__tym__tyonv/ javascript:selLink('link','15'); javascript:selLink('link','16'); July 2019 In July, 268,900 unemployed jobseekers A total of 268,900 unemployed jobseekers were registered at the Employment and Economic Development Offices at the end of July. This is 15,100 less than a year earlier. The number of unemployed jobseekers increased by 14,800 from the previous month. Unemployed jobseekers accounted for 10.2% of the labour force, which is 0.6 percentage points less than a year ago. The figures are from the Employment Service Statistics of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. Unemployed jobseekers' percentage of the workforce by ELY centre Uusimaa 9,4 Southwest Finland 9,9 Satakunta 10,3 Häme 10,8 Pirkanmaa 10,4 Southeast Finland 11,9 South Savo 10,2 North Savo 10,5 North Karelia 14,4 Central Finland 12,5 South Ostrobothnia 7,5 Ostrobothnia 7,6 North Ostrobothnia 11,4 Kainuu 10,9 Lapland 12,2 Åland 3,5 0,0 ­ 4,9 (1) 5,0 ­ 9,9 (4) 10,0 ­ 14,9 (11) MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statis Trends: The total number of jobseekers decreased The number of unemployed jobseekers decreased by 15,000 compared to the year before Services included in the activation rate had 5,000 less people than a year ago 5,000 new job vacancies more compared to last year javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/4/4.aspx file:///VertiPrd/Textbase/Tkat/Prs/Tkat_en.htm file:///VertiPrd/Textbase/Tkat/Pdf/Tkat_en.pdf http://www.tem.fi/en/employment-bulletin http://www.tem.fi/en/press-releases http://www.tem.fi/en/release-dates-of-statistics-and-description-and-quality-description javascript:selLink('link','14'); javascript:selLink('link','20'); javascript:selLink('link','22'); https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__tym__tyonv/ javascript:selLink('link','15'); javascript:selLink('link','16'); July 2019 All jobseekers The total number of jobseekers decreased At the end of July, the number of jobseekers registered at the Employment and Economic Development Offices totalled 538,600, down 29,100 on the previous year. Of the jobseekers, 260,700 were men and 277,900 were women. Compared to the situation a year ago, the number of men decreased by 13,200 and the number of women by 15,900. Of the jobseekers, 165,400 were employed, 144,100 of them were on the open labour market and 21,300 were employed through the services of the employment and economic development administration. The number of jobseekers outside the labour force was 99,300, of whom 27,900 were in services promoting employment and 47,200 in training. Of the jobseekers, 268,900 were unemployed jobseekers, which is 15,100 less than the year before. In July, 11,100 of unemployed jobseekers were fully laid off, which is 1,600 more than in June. Compared with July a year ago, the number of people fully laid off remained the same. Furthermore, jobseekers on a reduced working week numbered 5,000, representing a decrease of 1,200 from the year before. Persons 0 50 000 100 000 150 000 200 000 250 000 300 000 350 000 400 000 450 000 500 000 550 000 600 000 Jobseekers by group on calculation date MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statistics 2018 August 2018 October 2018 December 2019 February 2019 April 2019 June 00 Employed through employment services 01 Employed in the general labour market 02 Unemployed 03 Laid off 04 Reduced working week 05 Outside the labour force 07 Employability service user 08 In training ­ Unknown javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/4/4.aspx file:///VertiPrd/Textbase/Tkat/Pdf/Tkat_en.pdf http://www.tem.fi/en/employment-bulletin http://www.tem.fi/en/press-releases http://www.tem.fi/en/release-dates-of-statistics-and-description-and-quality-description javascript:selLink('link','14'); javascript:selLink('link','20'); javascript:selLink('link','22'); https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__tym__tyonv/ javascript:selLink('link','15'); javascript:selLink('link','16'); July 2019 Unemployed jobseekers Decrease in unemployed jobseekers in July At the end of July, the number of unemployed jobseekers registered at the Employment and Economic Development Offices totalled 268,900, down 15,100 on the previous year. Compared with June, the number of unemployed jobseekers increased by 14,800. In July, 11,100 of unemployed jobseekers were fully laid off, which is 1,600 more than in June. Compared with July a year ago, the number of people fully laid off remained the same. The number of foreign citizens among unemployed jobseekers totalled 32,100, down 600 from July last year. Of these foreign unemployed jobseekers, EU/EEA citizens accounted for 7,800 at the end of July, down 400 from the year before. 225 000 230 000 235 000 240 000 245 000 250 000 255 000 260 000 265 000 270 000 275 000 280 000 285 000 2018 July 2018 2018 2019 2019 March 2019 May 2019 July September November January Persons UNEMPLOYED JOBSEEKERS monthly and trend MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statistics Number of jobseekers on calculation date Trend 220 000 240 000 260 000 280 000 300 000 320 000 340 000 360 000 380 000 400 000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Persons UNEMPLOYED JOBSEEKERS month by month comparison MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statistics 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/4/4.aspx file:///VertiPrd/Textbase/Tkat/Pdf/Tkat_en.pdf http://www.tem.fi/en/employment-bulletin http://www.tem.fi/en/press-releases http://www.tem.fi/en/release-dates-of-statistics-and-description-and-quality-description javascript:selLink('link','14'); javascript:selLink('link','20'); javascript:selLink('link','22'); https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__tym__tyonv/ javascript:selLink('link','15'); javascript:selLink('link','16'); July 2019 Unemployed jobseekers by region Unemployment decreased in the areas of all ELY Centres Compared to the same period in the previous year, the number of unemployed jobseekers decreased in July in the areas of all Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centres); the most in North Karelia (­11%), Häme (­10%), South Savo (­10%), Southeast Finland (­9%) and Southwest Finland (­8%). 0 10 000 20 000 30 000 40 000 50 000 60 000 70 000 80 000 90 000 UNEMPLOYED JOBSEEKERS by Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY) MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statistics Åland Lapland Kainuu North Ostrobothnia Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia Central Finland North Karelia North Savo South Savo Southeast Finland Pirkanmaa Häme Satakunta Southwest Finland Uusimaa 2018 July 2019 July Unemployed jobseekers and jobs vacant in Employment and Economic Development Office by ELY centre Change Of the Unemployed Change Jul Jun Jul Jul 2019 unemployed jobseekers' Jul Jun Jul Jul 2019 2019 2019 2018 Jul 2018 jobseekers percentage 2019 2019 2018 Jul 2018 fully of the laid off workforce ELY centre Unemployed jobseekers % % Jobs vacant % Uusimaa 80 964 76 253 83 862 ­2 898 ­3 2 047 9,4 17 085 16 293 15 316 1 769 12 Southwest Finland 22 637 21 157 24 564 ­1 927 ­8 1 085 9,9 4 358 4 239 4 055 303 7 Satakunta 10 166 9 510 10 432 ­266 ­3 621 10,3 1 210 1 377 1 457 ­247 ­17 Häme 18 578 17 666 20 599 ­2 021 ­10 680 10,8 2 749 2 886 2 814 ­65 ­2 Pirkanmaa 25 486 23 849 25 537 ­51 0 1 019 10,4 4 339 5 217 3 821 518 14 Southeast Finland 16 188 15 725 17 796 ­1 608 ­9 664 11,9 1 837 1 726 1 766 71 4 South Savo 6 398 6 228 7 072 ­674 ­10 346 10,2 1 118 1 058 1 072 46 4 North Savo 11 702 11 129 12 498 ­796 ­6 677 10,5 2 921 2 891 2 073 848 41 North Karelia 10 348 9 920 11 618 ­1 270 ­11 523 14,4 873 976 888 ­15 ­2 Central Finland 15 858 15 151 16 471 ­613 ­4 529 12,5 1 925 2 071 1 744 181 10 South Ostrobothnia 6 383 5 915 6 695 ­312 ­5 534 7,5 1 526 1 480 1 235 291 24 Ostrobothnia 8 836 8 055 9 461 ­625 ­7 653 7,6 1 469 1 510 1 627 ­158 ­10 North Ostrobothnia 21 264 20 016 22 388 ­1 124 ­5 993 11,4 4 006 3 626 2 808 1 198 43 Kainuu 3 495 3 341 3 759 ­264 ­7 300 10,9 793 710 564 229 41 Lapland 9 965 9 655 10 652 ­687 ­6 442 12,2 3 011 2 221 2 252 759 34 Åland 536 493 557 ­21 ­4 6 3,5 211 243 211 0 0 Abroad 121 111 97 24 25 11 . 1 570 1 670 1 688 ­118 ­7 WHOLE COUNTRY 268 926 254 176 284 058 ­15 132 ­5 11 130 10,2 51 001 50 194 45 391 5 610 12 javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/4/4.aspx file:///VertiPrd/Textbase/Tkat/Pdf/Tkat_en.pdf http://www.tem.fi/en/employment-bulletin http://www.tem.fi/en/press-releases http://www.tem.fi/en/release-dates-of-statistics-and-description-and-quality-description javascript:selLink('link','14'); javascript:selLink('link','20'); javascript:selLink('link','22'); https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__tym__tyonv/ javascript:selLink('link','15'); javascript:selLink('link','16'); July 2019 Unemployed jobseekers by gender and age­group Unemployment decreased more among women than men Of the unemployed jobseekers, 138,600 (52%) were men and 130,300 (48%) were women, indicating an increase of 4,500 for men and 10,300 for women from the figures for June. Compared with July a year ago, the unemployment among men decreased by 5,900 (­4%) and among women by 9,200 (­7%). 95 000 100 000 105 000 110 000 115 000 120 000 125 000 130 000 135 000 140 000 145 000 150 000 2018 July 2018 2018 2019 January 2019 March 2019 May 2019 July September November Persons UNEMPLOYED JOBSEEKERS by gender MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statistics 1 Men 2 Women Unemployment decreased in all age groups At the end of July, unemployed jobseekers under 25 years of age numbered 36,700, representing a decrease of 2,500 from July a year ago. Youth unemployment increased from June by 1,500. For those under 20, the number of unemployed was 9,100. Among those over 50, the number of unemployed was 93,500, representing a decrease of 5,500 on the year before. Among those over 55, the number of unemployed was 64,800, representing a decrease of 3,800 on the year before. Persons 0 50 000 100 000 150 000 200 000 250 000 300 000 UNEMPLOYED JOBSEEKERS by age group MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statistics 2018 August 2018 October 2018 2019 2019 April 2019 June December February 15­19 yrs. 20­24 yrs. 25­29 yrs. 30­34 yrs. 35­39 yrs. 40­44 yrs. 45­49 yrs. 50­54 yrs. 55­59 yrs. 60­64 yrs. 64+ yrs. javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/4/4.aspx file:///VertiPrd/Textbase/Tkat/Pdf/Tkat_en.pdf http://www.tem.fi/en/employment-bulletin http://www.tem.fi/en/press-releases http://www.tem.fi/en/release-dates-of-statistics-and-description-and-quality-description javascript:selLink('link','14'); javascript:selLink('link','20'); javascript:selLink('link','22'); https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__tym__tyonv/ javascript:selLink('link','15'); javascript:selLink('link','16'); July 2019 Unemployed jobseekers by levels of education and occupational group Unemployment decreased at all levels of education Examined by level of education, unemployment decreased from July last year at all levels of education; the decrease was greatest among those with lower level basic qualifications (­19%), lowest level of tertiary education (­9%), higher level basic qualifications (­5%) and upper secondary level of education (­5%). 0 20 000 40 000 60 000 80 000 100 000 120 000 140 000 UNEMPLOYED JOBSEEKERS by level of education MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statistics Educational level unknown Research qualification Higher academic degree Lower academic degree Lowest level tertiary education Secondary level Upper primary level Lower primary level 2018 July 2019 July Unemployment decreased in ten occupational groups Examined by occupation, unemployment decreased in ten groups from July last year; the greatest decreases were in the groups of service and sales workers (­4,700), professionals (­3,900), craft and related trades workers (­2,900), technicians and associate professionals (­2,600) and elementary occupations (­2,000). Unemployment increased only in the group ‘unknown’ (4,400). 0 10 000 20 000 30 000 40 000 50 000 60 000 UNEMPLOYED JOBSEEKERS by occupational group MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statistics X Unknown 0 Armed forces 9 Elementary occupations 8 Plant and machine operators, and assemblers 7 Craft and related trades workers 6 Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers 5 Service and sales workers 4 Clerical support workers 3 Technicians and associate professionals 2 Professionals 1 Managers 2018 July 2019 July Decrease in long­term unemployment At the end of July, the number of long­term unemployed who had been unemployed without interruption for more than a year amounted to 65,100, down 11,900 on the previous year. Of the long­term unemployed, 38,200 were men and 26,900 were women. The number of men decreased by 6,100 (­14%) from the previous year and the number of women by 5,800 (­18%). Long­term unemployed who had been unemployed without interruption for more than two years numbered 31,000, which is 8,600 less than a year ago. 0 20 000 40 000 60 000 80 000 100 000 120 000 140 000 2007 2009 2010 2012 2014 2015 2017 2019 August April Decembe August April Decembe August April r r Persons LONG­TERM UNEMPLOYED at the end of the month MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statistics Number of persons unemployed for more than one year Number of persons unemployed for more than two years javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/4/4.aspx file:///VertiPrd/Textbase/Tkat/Pdf/Tkat_en.pdf http://www.tem.fi/en/employment-bulletin http://www.tem.fi/en/press-releases http://www.tem.fi/en/release-dates-of-statistics-and-description-and-quality-description javascript:selLink('link','14'); javascript:selLink('link','20'); javascript:selLink('link','22'); https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__tym__tyonv/ javascript:selLink('link','15'); javascript:selLink('link','16'); July 2019 Services Decrease in the number of persons covered by services At the end of July, the number of persons covered by services included in the activation rate amounted to 101,200, down 4,700 on the previous year. Compared with June, the number of persons covered by such services decreased by 8,900. The activation rate at the end of July was 27.3%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than a year earlier. In all, 3.6% of the labour force were covered by these services. Of those covered by these services, the number of men was 50,900, down 2,300 on the previous year. The number of women covered by these services was 50,300, down 2,400 on the previous year. Broad unemployment, or the total number of unemployed jobseekers and those covered by services, was 370,100 at the end of July. This is 19,800 less than a year earlier. The decrease in broad unemployment was mainly due to a decrease in the number of unemployed jobseekers. Persons 0 50 000 100 000 150 000 200 000 250 000 300 000 350 000 400 000 BROAD UNEMPLOYMENT i.e. unemployed jobseekers and employment services users MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statistics 2018 August 2018 2018 2019 2019 April 2019 June October December February Unemployed jobseekers Employed through employment services Traineeship/preparatory training for working life In a trial In labour market training In training Other public service user The number of placements fell in local government and the private sector At the end of July, the number of persons claiming pay subsidies, employed by the State or receiving start­up grants totalled 23,700, which is 1,600 less than the year before. Of those employed, 2% were in government jobs, 26% in local government jobs and 72% in the private sector. Since July last year, the number of placements has decreased by 12% in local government jobs and by 5% in the private sector and remained almost the same in government jobs. Of those employed, 54% were men. Placements for men decreased by 700, and those for women by 1,000 from the previous year. Persons 0 5 000 10 000 15 000 20 000 25 000 30 000 35 000 40 000 45 000 EMPLOYED THROUGH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES at the end of the month by sector MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statistics 2007 2008 2010 2011 2013 2014 2016 2017 2019 June December June December June December June December June 01 State 02 Municipality 03 Private sector 04 Other(private person) javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/4/4.aspx file:///VertiPrd/Textbase/Tkat/Pdf/Tkat_en.pdf http://www.tem.fi/en/employment-bulletin http://www.tem.fi/en/press-releases http://www.tem.fi/en/release-dates-of-statistics-and-description-and-quality-description javascript:selLink('link','14'); javascript:selLink('link','20'); javascript:selLink('link','22'); https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__tym__tyonv/ javascript:selLink('link','15'); javascript:selLink('link','16'); July 2019 Labour market training, training and self­motivated studies Decrease in the number of persons in labour market training At the end of July, labour market training was attended by 14,400 students, down 200 on the previous year. Of the students, 7,200 were men and 7,200 were women. Compared to the situation a year ago, the number of men decreased by 400 and the number of women increased by 200. During July, 300 new students began labour market training, representing a decrease of 600 on the year before. Based on target occupation, the largest subgroup within the category of 'unknown' consisted of 5,000 people in integration training, which is 1,100 less than the year before. 0 1 000 2 000 3 000 4 000 5 000 6 000 7 000 PERSONS IN LABOUR MARKET TRAINING in target profession at the end of the month MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statistics X Unknown 0 Armed forces 9 Elementary occupations 8 Plant and machine operators, and assemblers 7 Craft and related trades workers 6 Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers 5 Service and sales workers 4 Clerical support workers 3 Technicians and associate professionals 2 Professionals 1 Managers 2018 July 2019 July The number of persons in training increased At the end of July, 2,200 persons were in training, which is 800 more than the year before. Of those in training, 1,100 were men and 1,100 were women. Career coaching was provided to 1,200 participants, which is 400 more than a year earlier. The number of participants in job search training increased by 400 from the previous year. Persons 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1 000 1 100 1 200 1 300 IN TRAINING at the end of the month and during the previous year MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statistics Job search training Career coaching 2018 July 2019 July The number of people in self­motivated study decreased from the previous year Self­motivated studies supported by unemployment benefits were attended by a total of 29,700 people, representing a decrease of 1,100 on the year before. The number of men receiving unemployment benefits for studies was 12,400, down 300 on the previous year. Among women, the number was 17,300, representing a decrease of 800 on the year before. Occupation was undetermined in case of 7,400 persons in the group of 'unknown', up 400 on the previous year. 0 1 000 2 000 3 000 4 000 5 000 6 000 7 000 8 000 9 000 IN SELF­MOTIVATED STUDIES in person's profession at the end of the month MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statistics X Unknown 0 Armed forces 9 Elementary occupations 8 Plant and machine operators, and assemblers 7 Craft and related trades workers 6 Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers 5 Service and sales workers 4 Clerical support workers 3 Technicians and associate professionals 2 Professionals 1 Managers 2018 July 2019 July javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/4/4.aspx file:///VertiPrd/Textbase/Tkat/Pdf/Tkat_en.pdf http://www.tem.fi/en/employment-bulletin http://www.tem.fi/en/press-releases http://www.tem.fi/en/release-dates-of-statistics-and-description-and-quality-description javascript:selLink('link','14'); javascript:selLink('link','20'); javascript:selLink('link','22'); https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__tym__tyonv/ javascript:selLink('link','15'); javascript:selLink('link','16'); July 2019 Job alternation, rehabilitative work and trials The number of job alternation substitutes increased slightly A total of 3,500 persons were job alternation substitutes at the end of July, which is 100 more than a year earlier. Of the substitutes, 1,300 were men and 2,200 were women. The number of men increased by 100, and the number of women remained the same compared to the previous year. 0 200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 1 400 1 600 AS A JOB ALTERNATION SUBSTITUTE at the end of the month and during the previous year by sector MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statistics ZZ Sector unknown 06 Joint municipal authority, regional council 05 Private citizen, home maker 04 A company 03 Private (sector) employer, corporation or organisation (excluding companies) 02 Location 01 State 2018 July 2019 July Fewer participants in rehabilitative work activities than in the previous year A total of 20,900 persons participated in rehabilitative work activities at the end of July, which is 1,200 less than a year earlier. Of the participants 12,300 were men and 8,600 were women. The number of men decreased by 700 and the number of women by 500 from the previous year. 0 1 000 2 000 3 000 4 000 5 000 6 000 REHABILITATIVE WORK ACTIVITIES at the end of the month and during the previous year MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statistics X Unknown 0 Armed forces 9 Elementary occupations 8 Plant and machine operators, and assemblers 7 Craft and related trades workers 6 Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers 5 Service and sales workers 4 Clerical support workers 3 Technicians and associate professionals 2 Professionals 1 Managers 2018 July 2019 July Participation in work and training trials decreased Work and training trials had a total of 6,800 participants at the end of July, which is 1,500 less than the year before. Of the participants, 3,800 were men and 3,100 were women. The number of men decreased by 700 and the number of women also by 700 from the previous year. Persons 0 1 000 2 000 3 000 4 000 5 000 6 000 7 000 8 000 IN TRIALS at the end of the month and during the previous year MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statistics Work trial at a workplace Work trial in a workshop Training trial 2018 July 2019 July javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/4/4.aspx file:///VertiPrd/Textbase/Tkat/Pdf/Tkat_en.pdf http://www.tem.fi/en/employment-bulletin http://www.tem.fi/en/press-releases http://www.tem.fi/en/release-dates-of-statistics-and-description-and-quality-description javascript:selLink('link','14'); javascript:selLink('link','20'); javascript:selLink('link','22'); https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__tym__tyonv/ javascript:selLink('link','15'); javascript:selLink('link','16'); July 2019 Jobs vacant Increase in the number of new vacancies The number of new vacancies reported to Employment and Economic Development Offices during July totalled 52,700, which is 4,500 more than in July last year. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies at Employment and Economic Development Offices in July amounted to 100,000, which is 8,400 more than a year ago. A total of 8,400 of these vacancies were filled during July, 3,500 of them through Employment and Economic Development Offices. A total of 40,100 vacancies were closed for applications because the application period had ended or because there was a sufficient number of applicants. In addition, a total of 1,400 vacancies were cancelled and 1,000 vacancies could not be filled. The number of vacancies remaining unfilled at the end of July was 51,000, up 5,600 on the previous year. The number of new vacancies had increased for seven occupational groups; the greatest increases were in the groups of elementary occupations (1,900), craft and related trades workers (1,600), service and sales workers (1,000), professionals (300) and plant and machine operators, and assemblers (200). The number of new job vacancies had decreased the most in the categories of clerical support workers (­200) and technicians and associate professionals (­200). 0 2 000 4 000 6 000 8 000 10 000 12 000 14 000 NEW JOB VACANCIES during the month and during the previous year MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statistics X Unknown 0 Armed forces 9 Elementary occupations 8 Plant and machine operators, and assemblers 7 Craft and related trades workers 6 Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers 5 Service and sales workers 4 Clerical support workers 3 Technicians and associate professionals 2 Professionals 1 Managers 2018 July 2019 July javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/4/4.aspx file:///VertiPrd/Textbase/Tkat/Pdf/Tkat_en.pdf http://www.tem.fi/en/employment-bulletin http://www.tem.fi/en/press-releases http://www.tem.fi/en/release-dates-of-statistics-and-description-and-quality-description javascript:selLink('link','14'); javascript:selLink('link','20'); javascript:selLink('link','22'); https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__tym__tyonv/ javascript:selLink('link','15'); javascript:selLink('link','16'); July 2019 Summary table EMPLOYMENT SITUATION AT THE END OF 2019 JULY (I) AND ACTIVITIES OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICES DURING JULY (II) WHOLE COUNTRY CHANGE CHANGE I EMPLOYMENT SITUATION AT THE END OF MONTH Jul­19 Jul­18 NUMBER % A. JOBSEEKERS 1. Unemployed jobseekers 268 926 284 058 ­15 132 ­5,3 of whom fully laid off 11 130 11 094 36 0,3 2. On reduced working week 4 969 6 178 ­1 209 ­19,6 3. Those who have work 165 422 170 645 ­5 223 ­3,1 of whom in the general labour market 144 086 146 506 ­2 420 ­1,7 of whom employed through employment services 21 336 24 139 ­2 803 ­11,6 4. Persons outside the labour force 99 280 106 837 ­7 557 ­7,1 of whom in services promoting employment 27 878 31 698 ­3 820 ­12,1 of whom in training 47 173 48 236 ­1 063 ­2,2 1­4 Total of jobseekers 538 597 567 718 ­29 121 ­5,1 B. LABOUR DEMAND 1. Jobs vacant 51 001 45 391 5 610 12,4 of those notified for over a month 20 309 17 255 3 054 17,7 of those notified for over 2 months 10 476 8 362 2 114 25,3 C. PARTICIPATING IN SERVICES 1. Employed by the State 521 493 28 5,7 2. Employed by municipalities 6 258 7 093 ­835 ­11,8 3. Employed by the private sector 16 932 17 741 ­809 ­4,6 1­3 Total number of employed people 23 711 25 327 ­1 616 ­6,4 4. Labour market training 14 372 14 572 ­200 ­1,4 5. Training 2 199 1 387 812 58,5 6. Engaged in work/training trials 6 843 8 327 ­1 484 ­17,8 7. As a job alternation substitute 3 481 3 390 91 2,7 8. Rehabilitative work 20 931 22 113 ­1 182 ­5,3 9. Self­motivated studies supported by unemployment benefit 29 666 30 750 ­1 084 ­3,5 1­9 Total number of people participating in services 101 203 105 866 ­4 663 ­4,4 D. STRUCTURE OF UNEMPLOYMENT 1. Unemployed women 130 346 139 529 ­9 183 ­6,6 2. Unemployed men 138 580 144 529 ­5 949 ­4,1 3. Under 25 years old 36 700 39 207 ­2 507 ­6,4 4. Over 50 years old 93 468 99 007 ­5 539 ­5,6 5. Unemployed over a year 65 080 76 965 ­11 885 ­15,4 6. Foreign unemployed 32 059 32 669 ­610 ­1,9 E. UNEMPLOYMENT SECURITY 1. Unemployed members of employees' unemployment funds 94 606 104 824 ­10 218 ­9,7 II EMPLOYMENT SITUATION DURING THE MONTH 1. Unemployed jobseekers 289 293 309 783 ­20 490 ­6,6 2. Other jobseekers 267 949 278 809 ­10 860 ­3,9 1­2 Total number of jobseekers 557 242 588 592 ­31 350 ­5,3 3. Vacancies during a month 99 960 91 588 8 372 9,1 New vacancies during a month 52 673 48 129 4 544 9,4 Vacancies filled during a month 8 376 6 809 1 567 23,0 of those filled with job­seekers at the Employment Service 3 479 3 794 ­315 ­8,3 Vacancies application period ended or sufficient number of applicants 40 059 37 821 2 238 5,9 Vacancies cancelled or could not be filled 2 350 3 527 ­1 177 ­33,4 4. Started spell of unemployment 40 659 39 977 682 1,7 5. Completed spell of unemployment 31 721 38 427 ­6 706 ­17,5 6. New jobs found through employment services 2 415 2 716 ­301 ­11,1 7. New entrants to labour market training 303 889 ­586 ­65,9 javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/4/4.aspx file:///VertiPrd/Textbase/Tkat/Pdf/Tkat_en.pdf http://www.tem.fi/en/employment-bulletin http://www.tem.fi/en/press-releases http://www.tem.fi/en/release-dates-of-statistics-and-description-and-quality-description javascript:selLink('link','14'); javascript:selLink('link','20'); javascript:selLink('link','22'); https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__tym__tyonv/ javascript:selLink('link','15'); javascript:selLink('link','16'); July 2019 Foreigners' summary table FOREIGNERS' EMPLOYMENT SITUATION AT THE END OF 2019 JULY (I) AND ACTIVITIES OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICES DURING JULY (II) WHOLE COUNTRY CHANGE CHANGE I EMPLOYMENT SITUATION AT THE END OF MONTH Jul­19 Jul­18 NUMBER % A. JOBSEEKERS 1. Unemployed jobseekers 32 059 32 669 ­610 ­1,9 of whom fully laid off 676 785 ­109 ­13,9 2. On reduced working week 180 244 ­64 ­26,2 3. Those who have work 16 806 15 991 815 5,1 of whom in the general labour market 15 139 14 109 1 030 7,3 of whom employed through employment services 1 667 1 882 ­215 ­11,4 4. Persons outside the labour force 23 628 24 569 ­941 ­3,8 of whom in services promoting employment 3 280 4 012 ­732 ­18,2 of whom in training 17 471 17 588 ­117 ­0,7 1­4 Total of jobseekers 72 673 73 473 ­800 ­1,1 C. PARTICIPATING IN SERVICES 1. Employed by the State 8 10 ­2 ­20,0 2. Employed by municipalities 377 403 ­26 ­6,5 3. Employed by the private sector 1 310 1 301 9 0,7 1­3 Total number of employed people 1 695 1 714 ­19 ­1,1 4. Labour market training 6 581 7 118 ­537 ­7,5 5. Training 121 85 36 42,4 6. Engaged in work/training trials 1 860 2 196 ­336 ­15,3 7. As a job alternation substitute 57 73 ­16 ­21,9 8. Rehabilitative work 1 216 1 366 ­150 ­11,0 9. Self­motivated studies supported by unemployment benefit 11 116 10 561 555 5,3 1­9 Total number of people participating in services 22 646 23 113 ­467 ­2,0 D. STRUCTURE OF UNEMPLOYMENT 1. Unemployed women 17 378 17 399 ­21 ­0,1 2. Unemployed men 14 681 15 270 ­589 ­3,9 3. Under 25 years old 3 341 3 397 ­56 ­1,6 4. Over 50 years old 7 414 7 560 ­146 ­1,9 5. Unemployed over a year 4 924 5 788 ­864 ­14,9 E. UNEMPLOYMENT SECURITY 1. Unemployed members of employees' unemployment funds 4 168 4 780 ­612 ­12,8 II EMPLOYMENT SITUATION DURING THE MONTH 1. Unemployed jobseekers 34 071 35 300 ­1 229 ­3,5 2. Other jobseekers 40 103 39 751 352 0,9 1­2 Total number of jobseekers 74 174 75 051 ­877 ­1,2 4. Started spell of unemployment 4 301 4 330 ­29 ­0,7 5. Completed spell of unemployment 2 825 3 525 ­700 ­19,9 6. New jobs found through employment services 196 179 17 9,5 7. New entrants to labour market training 202 724 ­522 ­72,1 javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/4/4.aspx file:///VertiPrd/Textbase/Tkat/Pdf/Tkat_en.pdf http://www.tem.fi/en/employment-bulletin http://www.tem.fi/en/press-releases http://www.tem.fi/en/release-dates-of-statistics-and-description-and-quality-description javascript:selLink('link','14'); javascript:selLink('link','20'); javascript:selLink('link','22'); https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__tym__tyonv/ javascript:selLink('link','15'); javascript:selLink('link','16'); July 2019 Regional table UNEMPLOYED JOBSEEKERS AND JOBS VACANT BY ELY CENTRE AT THE END OF 2019 JULY WHOLE COUNTRY ELY centre WorkforceUnemployed jobseekers Disabled Jobs % of Total Men Women Under 20 Under 25 Over 50Unemployed and vacant workforce years old years old years old over a year chron. ill Uusimaa 857 350 9,4 80 964 41 128 39 836 1 931 8 502 27 576 22 864 7 684 17 085 Southwest Finland 228 063 9,9 22 637 11 296 11 341 763 3 073 7 602 5 091 2 989 4 358 Satakunta 99 069 10,3 10 166 5 353 4 813 361 1 465 3 953 2 153 1 336 1 210 Häme 171 285 10,8 18 578 9 869 8 709 705 2 661 6 984 4 922 2 752 2 749 Pirkanmaa 244 186 10,4 25 486 12 807 12 679 850 3 881 7 629 5 328 2 787 4 339 Southeast Finland 135 879 11,9 16 188 8 460 7 728 577 2 296 6 341 3 720 2 068 1 837 South Savo 62 985 10,2 6 398 3 554 2 844 225 848 2 713 1 449 1 174 1 118 North Savo 111 210 10,5 11 702 6 407 5 295 414 1 749 4 401 3 375 1 890 2 921 North Karelia 72 036 14,4 10 348 5 479 4 869 412 1 559 4 029 2 452 1 300 873 Central Finland 126 460 12,5 15 858 8 221 7 637 716 2 742 5 286 3 783 1 757 1 925 South Ostrobothnia 85 108 7,5 6 383 3 320 3 063 276 1 021 2 251 839 1 119 1 526 Ostrobothnia 115 673 7,6 8 836 4 352 4 484 332 1 296 2 968 1 693 1 070 1 469 North Ostrobothnia 186 187 11,4 21 264 10 628 10 636 1 026 3 649 6 177 4 704 2 402 4 006 Kainuu 32 067 10,9 3 495 1 975 1 520 127 507 1 478 716 558 793 Lapland 81 350 12,2 9 965 5 384 4 581 332 1 364 3 883 1 867 1 155 3 011 Åland 15 318 3,5 536 289 247 21 72 177 98 41 211 Abroad 0 0,0 121 57 64 0 14 20 26 ... 1 570 Total 2 624 226 10,2 268 926 138 580 130 346 9 068 36 700 93 468 65 080 32 086 51 001 javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///E:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/4/4.aspx file:///VertiPrd/Textbase/Tkat/Pdf/Tkat_en.pdf http://www.tem.fi/en/employment-bulletin http://www.tem.fi/en/press-releases http://www.tem.fi/en/release-dates-of-statistics-and-description-and-quality-description javascript:selLink('link','14'); javascript:selLink('link','20'); javascript:selLink('link','22'); https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__tym__tyonv/ javascript:selLink('link','15'); javascript:selLink('link','16'); July 2019 Information about the website On this website you will find the latest statistics from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment's monthly Employment Bulletin. You can access a .pdf version of the current and previous months' Employment Bulletin by following the link on the right. The Employment Bulletin is based on the data from the MEAE's Employment Service Statistics. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment compiles statistics on the clients of the Employment and economic development offices (TE offices), including registered job­seekers, labour market policy services, and job vacancies reported to TE offices by employers. The data is collected from the customer service registry (URA) used by the TE offices. This means that the data used by MEAE Employment Service Statistics is completely registry­based. The statistical data covers all persons, services, and open vacancies in the aforementioned groups, as separately defined in the registry by the classifications and variables for the statistical period in question. Owing to seasonal variations, the Employment Bulletin always includes a comparison with the corresponding month in the previous year. The descriptors used in the Bulletin are also available in a table format. The Employment Bulletins are published at the end of the subsequent calendar month. The official date of publication is announced in advance. The following symbols have been used: . Category not applicable ... Data subject to secrecy Employment Service Statistics online: https://www.tem.fi/en/employment­ bulletin­and­employment­service­statistics Employment Service Statistics, Description and Quality Description https://www.tem.fi/en/release­dates­of­statistics­and­description­and­quality­ description You can access key information from MEAE's Employment Service Statistics by visiting the Statistics Finland’s StatFin database: https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__tym__tyonv/ The Employment Service Statistics data is also available from the MEAE Publications page (only available in Finnish). https://www.tem.fi/tyopoliittinen­ aikakauskirja Joint monthly report from MEAE and Statistics Finland https://tilastokeskus.fi/til/tyti/tie_en.html Comparison between the statistics of Statistics Finland and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment https://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/tyti_2016­08­ 23_men_001_en.html Comparison between the Job Vacancy Survey of Statistics Finland and Employment Service Statistics of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment https://tilastokeskus.fi/til/atp/atp_2017­01­02_men_001.html Links: Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment / Employment Service Statistics. ISSN 1797­3694 201Y:MM, Employment Bulletin, MONTH 201Y. Helsinki: Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (date of reference). 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