January 2020 javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///D:/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'); January 2020 In January, 251,700 unemployed jobseekers A total of 251,700 unemployed jobseekers were registered at the Employment and Economic Development Offices at the end of January. This is 200 more than a year earlier. The number of unemployed jobseekers decreased by 6,000 from the previous month. Unemployed jobseekers accounted for 9.6% of the labour force, showing no change from the previous year. 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 8,4 Southwest Finland 8,9 Satakunta 10,2 Häme 10,4 Pirkanmaa 9,7 Southeast Finland 12,3 South Savo 10,8 North Savo 10,6 North Karelia 13,8 Central Finland 11,9 South Ostrobothnia 7,6 Ostrobothnia 6,7 North Ostrobothnia 10,8 Kainuu 10,7 Lapland 10,9 Åland 3,6 0,0 ­ 4,9 (1) 5,0 ­ 9,9 (5) 10,0 ­ 14,9 (10) 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 increased by 200 compared to the year before Services included in the activation rate had 6,000 less people than a year ago 6,000 new job vacancies more compared to last year javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///D:/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'); January 2020 All jobseekers The total number of jobseekers decreased At the end of January, the number of jobseekers registered at the Employment and Economic Development Offices totalled 531,700; down 9,300 on the previous year. Of the jobseekers, 270,400 were men and 261,300 were women. Compared to the situation a year ago, the number of male jobseekers decreased by 700 and the number of female jobseekers by 8,600. Of the jobseekers, 158,300 were employed, 138,300 of them were on the open labour market and 20,000 were employed through the services of the employment and economic development administration. The number of jobseekers outside the labour force was 115,600, of whom 30,300 were in services promoting employment and 61,900 in training. Of the jobseekers, 251,700 were unemployed jobseekers, which is 200 more than the year before. In January, 18,400 of unemployed jobseekers were fully laid off, which is 3,300 less than in December. The number of people fully laid off increased by 3,300 from January a year earlier. Furthermore, the number of jobseekers on a reduced working week totalled 6,000; no change 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 Jobseekers by group on calculation date MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statistics 2019 February 2019 April 2019 June 2019 August 2019 October 2019 December 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:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///D:/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'); January 2020 Unemployed jobseekers Slight increase in the number of unemployed jobseekers in January At the end of January, the number of unemployed jobseekers registered at the Employment and Economic Development Offices totalled 251,700, up 200 on the previous year. Compared with December, the number of unemployed jobseekers decreased by 6,000. In January, 18,400 of unemployed jobseekers were fully laid off, which is 3,300 less than in December. The number of people fully laid off increased by 3,300 from January a year earlier. The number of foreign citizens among unemployed jobseekers totalled 25,400, down 500 from January a year ago. Of these foreign unemployed jobseekers, EU/EEA citizens accounted for 7,500 at the end of January, up 100 from the year before. 220 000 225 000 230 000 235 000 240 000 245 000 250 000 255 000 260 000 265 000 270 000 2019 2019 March 2019 May 2019 July 2019 2019 2020 January 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 2020 javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///D:/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'); January 2020 Unemployed jobseekers by region Unemployment decreased in the areas of seven ELY Centres Compared to the same period in the previous year, the number of unemployed jobseekers decreased in January in the areas of seven Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centres); the most in Kainuu (­8%), Häme (­4%), Lapland (­4%), Southwest Finland (­3%), and South Savo (­3%). The number of unemployed jobseekers increased the most in North Karelia (4%), Pirkanmaa (4%) North Ostrobothnia (3%) and Ostrobothnia (3%). 0 10 000 20 000 30 000 40 000 50 000 60 000 70 000 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 2019 January 2020 January Unemployed jobseekers and jobs vacant in Employment and Economic Development Office by ELY centre Change Of the Unemployed Change Jan Dec Jan Jan 2020 unemployed jobseekers' Jan Dec Jan Jan 2020 2020 2019 2019 Jan 2019 jobseekers percentage 2020 2019 2019 Jan 2019 fully of the laid off workforce ELY centre Unemployed jobseekers % % Jobs vacant % Uusimaa 72 025 72 578 71 579 446 1 2 968 8,4 26 957 17 004 23 822 3 135 13 Southwest Finland 20 195 21 626 20 889 ­694 ­3 1 622 8,9 6 112 3 748 6 068 44 1 Satakunta 10 130 10 575 9 949 181 2 917 10,2 3 532 1 992 2 651 881 33 Häme 17 897 18 369 18 735 ­838 ­4 1 267 10,4 5 189 2 692 4 784 405 8 Pirkanmaa 23 802 24 253 22 906 896 4 1 741 9,7 8 163 3 999 7 985 178 2 Southeast Finland 16 648 16 918 16 512 136 1 1 530 12,3 3 745 2 003 3 111 634 20 South Savo 6 781 6 655 6 955 ­174 ­3 805 10,8 2 636 1 638 2 550 86 3 North Savo 11 778 11 950 12 017 ­239 ­2 1 203 10,6 4 214 2 679 4 055 159 4 North Karelia 9 930 10 060 9 546 384 4 869 13,8 1 225 801 2 457 ­1 232 ­50 Central Finland 15 080 15 869 15 009 71 0 1 127 11,9 3 376 2 391 3 990 ­614 ­15 South Ostrobothnia 6 507 6 931 6 651 ­144 ­2 780 7,6 4 607 3 077 4 323 284 7 Ostrobothnia 7 716 7 855 7 513 203 3 594 6,7 5 502 1 932 4 670 832 18 North Ostrobothnia 20 168 20 741 19 505 663 3 1 772 10,8 6 117 3 818 5 539 578 10 Kainuu 3 433 3 547 3 747 ­314 ­8 331 10,7 1 064 795 1 037 27 3 Lapland 8 877 9 041 9 242 ­365 ­4 787 10,9 3 203 2 078 2 507 696 28 Åland 552 582 562 ­10 ­2 12 3,6 491 211 570 ­79 ­14 Abroad 161 142 128 33 26 42 . 5 528 3 182 4 076 1 452 36 WHOLE COUNTRY 251 682 257 694 251 446 236 0 18 367 9,6 91 661 54 040 84 195 7 466 9 javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///D:/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'); January 2020 Unemployed jobseekers by gender and age­group Unemployment decreased among women and increased among men Of the unemployed jobseekers, 148,000 (59%) were men and 103,600 (41%) were women, indicating a decrease of 2,200 for men and 3,800 for women from the figures for December. Compared with January a year ago, unemployment increased by 3,300 (2%) among men and decreased by 3,100 (­3%) among women. 95 000 100 000 105 000 110 000 115 000 120 000 125 000 130 000 135 000 140 000 145 000 150 000 155 000 2019 2019 March 2019 May 2019 July 2019 2019 2020 January September November January Persons UNEMPLOYED JOBSEEKERS by gender MEAE Employment Service Statistics / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Employment Service Statistics 1 Men 2 Women Youth unemployment decreased the most At the end of January, unemployed jobseekers under 25 years of age numbered 30,800, representing a decrease of 1,200 from January a year ago. Youth unemployment decreased from December by 2,000. For those under 20, the number of unemployed was 5,800. Among those over 50, the number of unemployed was 94,400, representing an increase of 300 on the year before. Among those over 55, the number of unemployed was 65,900, representing an increase of 800 on the year before. In the 30–44 age group, the number of unemployed increased by 1,700. 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 2019 2019 April 2019 June 2019 August 2019 October 2019 February December 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:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///D:/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'); January 2020 Unemployed jobseekers by levels of education and occupational group Unemployment increased among those with a higher level of education Examined by level of education, unemployment decreased from January last year at three levels of education: lower level basic qualifications (­15%), lowest level of tertiary education (­3%) and higher level basic qualifications (­2%). Unemployment grew the most among those with a post­secondary non­tertiary level education (22%), doctorate or equivalent level tertiary education (5%), lower­degree level tertiary education (4%) and higher­degree level tertiary education (4%). 0 20 000 40 000 60 000 80 000 100 000 120 000 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 Post­secondary non­tertiary education Upper Secondary Level Education Lower Secondary Education Primary Education 2019 January 2020 January Unemployment decreased in seven occupational groups Examined by occupation, unemployment decreased in seven groups from January last year; the greatest decreases were in the groups of service and sales workers (­3,000), elementary occupations (­1,000) technicians and associate professionals (­900) and professionals (­700). Unemployment increased the most in the group ‘unknown’ (5,200) and plant and machine operators, and assemblers (1,200). 0 5 000 10 000 15 000 20 000 25 000 30 000 35 000 40 000 45 000 50 000 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 2019 January 2020 January Decrease in long­term unemployment At the end of January, the number of long­term unemployed who had been unemployed without interruption for more than a year amounted to 63,400, down 2,500 on the previous year. Of the long­term unemployed, 38,100 were men and 25,300 were women with the number of unemployed men decreasing by 1,200 (­3%) from the previous year and the number of women by 1,300 (­5%). The number of long­term unemployed who had been unemployed without interruption for more than two years was 28,600; down by 4,400 from the previous year. 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:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///D:/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'); January 2020 Services Decrease in the number of persons covered by services At the end of January, the number of persons covered by services included in the activation rate amounted to 115,900, down 6,100 on the previous year. Compared with December, the number of persons covered by such services increased by 5,000. The activation rate at the end of January was 31.5%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than a year earlier. In all, 4.2% of the labour force were covered by these services. Of those covered by services, the number of men was 55,400, down 2,800 on the previous year. The number of women covered by these services was 60,500, down 3,300 on the previous year. Broad unemployment, or the total number of unemployed jobseekers and those covered by services, was 367,500 at the end of January. This is 5,900 less than a year earlier. The decrease in broad unemployment was mainly due to the decrease in the number of persons covered by services. 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 2019 2019 April 2019 June 2019 August 2019 2019 February October December 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 January, the number of persons claiming pay subsidies, employed by the State or receiving start­up grants totalled 22,400, which is 1,400 less than the year before. Of those employed, 1% were in government jobs, 30% in local government jobs and 69% in the private sector. Since January last year, the number of placements has decreased by 11% in local government jobs and by 3% in the private sector and remained the same in government jobs. Of those employed, 50% were men. Placements for men decreased by 600, and those for women by 800 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 July 2009 2010 2012 April 2013 2015 2017 2018 February Septembe November June January August r 01 State 02 Municipality 03 Private sector 04 Other(private person) javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///D:/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'); January 2020 Labour market training, training and self­motivated studies Increase in the number of persons in labour market training At the end of January, labour market training was attended by 19,600 students, up by 800 on the previous year. Of the students, 9,800 were men and 9,800 were women. The number of men increased by 200, and the number of women by 500 compared to January in the previous year. During january, 4,700 new students began labour market training, representing an increase of 100 on the year before. Based on target occupation, the largest subgroup within the category of 'unknown' were people in integration training (6,400), which is 500 more 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 2019 January 2020 January The number of persons in training increased At the end of January, 2,800 persons were in training, which is 700 more than the year before. Of those in training, the number of men was 1,500 and of women 1,300. Career coaching was provided to 2,100 participants, which is 900 more than a year earlier. The number of participants in job search training decreased by 300 from the previous year. Persons 0 200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 1 400 1 600 1 800 2 000 2 200 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 2019 January 2020 January The number of people in self­motivated study decreased from the previous year Self­motivated studies supported by unemployment benefits were attended by a total of 37,100 people, representing a decrease of 2,400 on the year before. The number of men receiving unemployment benefits for studies was 15,400, down 1,100 on the previous year. Among women, the number was 21,700, representing a decrease of 1,300 on the year before. Occupation was undetermined in case of 10,900 persons in the group of 'unknown', up 300 on the previous year. 0 2 000 4 000 6 000 8 000 10 000 12 000 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 2019 January 2020 January javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///D:/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'); January 2020 Job alternation, rehabilitative work and trials The number of job alternation substitutes increased A total of 3,300 persons were job alternation substitutes at the end of January, which is 300 more than a year earlier. Of the substitutes, 1,200 were men and 2,100 were women. The number of men increased by 200, and the number of women by 100 compared to the previous year. 0 200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 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 2019 January 2020 January Fewer participants in rehabilitative work activities than in the previous year A total of 22,900 persons participated in rehabilitative work activities at the end of January, which is 2,200 less than a year earlier. Of the participants, 12,900 were men and 10,000 were women. The number of men decreased by 1,200 and the number of women by 1,100 from the previous year. 0 1 000 2 000 3 000 4 000 5 000 6 000 7 000 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 2019 January 2020 January Participation in work and training trials decreased Work and training trials had a total of 7,900 participants at the end of January, which is 1,800 fewer than the year before. Of the participants, 3,600 were men and 4,300 were women. The number of men decreased by 800 and the number of women by 1,000 from the previous year. Persons 0 1 000 2 000 3 000 4 000 5 000 6 000 7 000 8 000 9 000 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 2019 January 2020 January javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///D:/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'); January 2020 Jobs vacant Increase in the number of new vacancies The number of new vacancies reported to Employment and Economic Development Offices during January totalled 92,900, which is 5,900 more than in January last year. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies at Employment and Economic Development Offices in January amounted to 146,400, which is 12,100 more than a year ago. A total of 9,500 of these vacancies were filled during January, 4,200 of them through Employment and Economic Development Offices. A total of 43,600 vacancies were closed for applications because the application period had ended or because there was a sufficient number applicants. In addition, a total of 2,900 vacancies were cancelled and 1,100 vacancies could not be fulfilled. The number of vacancies remaining unfilled at the end of January was 91,700, up 7,500 on the previous year. The number of new vacancies increased for six occupational groups; the increase was the highest in elementary occupations (5,200), construction, repair and manufacturing workers (3,400) and office and customer service workers (2,000). The number of new job vacancies had decreased the most in the categories of plant and machine operators, and assemblers (­2,800) and technicians and associate professionals (­2,500). 0 4 000 8 000 12 000 16 000 20 000 24 000 28 000 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 2019 January 2020 January javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///D:/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'); January 2020 Summary table EMPLOYMENT SITUATION AT THE END OF 2020 JANUARY (I) AND ACTIVITIES OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICES DURING JANUARY (II) WHOLE COUNTRY CHANGE CHANGE I EMPLOYMENT SITUATION AT THE END OF MONTH Jan­20 Jan­19 NUMBER % A. JOBSEEKERS 1. Unemployed jobseekers 251 682 251 446 236 0,1 of whom fully laid off 18 367 15 074 3 293 21,8 2. On reduced working week 6 049 6 054 ­5 ­0,1 3. Those who have work 158 341 160 344 ­2 003 ­1,2 of whom in the general labour market 138 334 137 725 609 0,4 of whom employed through employment services 20 007 22 619 ­2 612 ­11,5 4. Persons outside the labour force 115 640 123 217 ­7 577 ­6,1 of whom in services promoting employment 30 342 35 124 ­4 782 ­13,6 of whom in training 61 852 63 310 ­1 458 ­2,3 1­4 Total of jobseekers 531 712 541 061 ­9 349 ­1,7 B. LABOUR DEMAND 1. Jobs vacant 91 661 84 195 7 466 8,9 of those notified for over a month 27 276 22 562 4 714 20,9 of those notified for over 2 months 10 998 8 455 2 543 30,1 C. PARTICIPATING IN SERVICES 1. Employed by the State 339 340 ­1 ­0,3 2. Employed by municipalities 6 608 7 418 ­810 ­10,9 3. Employed by the private sector 15 442 16 002 ­560 ­3,5 1­3 Total number of employed people 22 389 23 760 ­1 371 ­5,8 4. Labour market training 19 593 18 838 755 4,0 5. Training 2 797 2 145 652 30,4 6. Engaged in work/training trials 7 898 9 672 ­1 774 ­18,3 7. As a job alternation substitute 3 270 2 999 271 9,0 8. Rehabilitative work 22 851 25 081 ­2 230 ­8,9 9. Self­motivated studies supported by unemployment benefit 37 065 39 501 ­2 436 ­6,2 1­9 Total number of people participating in services 115 863 121 996 ­6 133 ­5,0 D. STRUCTURE OF UNEMPLOYMENT 1. Unemployed women 103 636 106 731 ­3 095 ­2,9 2. Unemployed men 148 046 144 715 3 331 2,3 3. Under 25 years old 30 763 31 917 ­1 154 ­3,6 4. Over 50 years old 94 389 94 088 301 0,3 5. Unemployed over a year 63 420 65 877 ­2 457 ­3,7 6. Foreign unemployed 25 383 25 855 ­472 ­1,8 E. UNEMPLOYMENT SECURITY 1. Unemployed members of employees' unemployment funds 96 988 92 977 4 011 4,3 II EMPLOYMENT SITUATION DURING THE MONTH 1. Unemployed jobseekers 300 649 300 436 213 0,1 2. Other jobseekers 263 546 271 025 ­7 479 ­2,8 1­2 Total number of jobseekers 564 195 571 461 ­7 266 ­1,3 3. Vacancies during a month 146 394 134 287 12 107 9,0 New vacancies during a month 92 869 87 012 5 857 6,7 Vacancies filled during a month 9 482 9 251 231 2,5 of those filled with job­seekers at the Employment Service 4 213 4 118 95 2,3 Vacancies application period ended or sufficient number of applicants 43 569 39 401 4 168 10,6 Vacancies cancelled or could not be filled 4 006 2 900 1 106 38,1 4. Started spell of unemployment 52 343 52 257 86 0,2 5. Completed spell of unemployment 57 331 58 189 ­858 ­1,5 6. New jobs found through employment services 6 866 7 310 ­444 ­6,1 7. New entrants to labour market training 4 743 4 607 136 3,0 javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///D:/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'); January 2020 Foreigners' summary table FOREIGNERS' EMPLOYMENT SITUATION AT THE END OF 2020 JANUARY (I) AND ACTIVITIES OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICES DURING JANUARY (II) WHOLE COUNTRY CHANGE CHANGE I EMPLOYMENT SITUATION AT THE END OF MONTH Jan­20 Jan­19 NUMBER % A. JOBSEEKERS 1. Unemployed jobseekers 25 383 25 855 ­472 ­1,8 of whom fully laid off 1 720 1 361 359 26,4 2. On reduced working week 225 207 18 8,7 3. Those who have work 16 245 15 663 582 3,7 of whom in the general labour market 14 586 13 746 840 6,1 of whom employed through employment services 1 659 1 917 ­258 ­13,5 4. Persons outside the labour force 31 231 31 614 ­383 ­1,2 of whom in services promoting employment 3 173 4 077 ­904 ­22,2 of whom in training 25 391 24 867 524 2,1 1­4 Total of jobseekers 73 084 73 339 ­255 ­0,3 C. PARTICIPATING IN SERVICES 1. Employed by the State ... 6 ... ... 2. Employed by municipalities 436 447 ­11 ­2,5 3. Employed by the private sector 1 234 1 288 ­54 ­4,2 1­3 Total number of employed people 1 672 1 741 ­69 ­4,0 4. Labour market training 8 508 7 865 643 8,2 5. Training 133 158 ­25 ­15,8 6. Engaged in work/training trials 1 649 2 097 ­448 ­21,4 7. As a job alternation substitute 58 47 11 23,4 8. Rehabilitative work 1 513 1 810 ­297 ­16,4 9. Self­motivated studies supported by unemployment benefit 16 513 16 863 ­350 ­2,1 1­9 Total number of people participating in services 30 046 30 581 ­535 ­1,7 D. STRUCTURE OF UNEMPLOYMENT 1. Unemployed women 12 412 12 953 ­541 ­4,2 2. Unemployed men 12 971 12 902 69 0,5 3. Under 25 years old 1 784 1 848 ­64 ­3,5 4. Over 50 years old 6 739 6 810 ­71 ­1,0 5. Unemployed over a year 4 695 4 903 ­208 ­4,2 E. UNEMPLOYMENT SECURITY 1. Unemployed members of employees' unemployment funds 4 792 4 625 167 3,6 II EMPLOYMENT SITUATION DURING THE MONTH 1. Unemployed jobseekers 32 451 33 121 ­670 ­2,0 2. Other jobseekers 43 250 42 436 814 1,9 1­2 Total number of jobseekers 75 701 75 557 144 0,2 4. Started spell of unemployment 5 281 5 392 ­111 ­2,1 5. Completed spell of unemployment 7 695 7 971 ­276 ­3,5 6. New jobs found through employment services 511 505 6 1,2 7. New entrants to labour market training 2 004 1 956 48 2,5 javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///D:/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'); January 2020 Regional table UNEMPLOYED JOBSEEKERS AND JOBS VACANT BY ELY CENTRE AT THE END OF 2020 JANUARY 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 8,4 72 025 40 476 31 549 1 141 6 525 26 351 22 543 7 224 26 957 Southwest Finland 228 063 8,9 20 195 11 584 8 611 463 2 391 7 249 4 608 2 661 6 112 Satakunta 99 069 10,2 10 130 6 005 4 125 236 1 317 4 183 2 363 1 280 3 532 Häme 171 285 10,4 17 897 10 426 7 471 478 2 284 7 053 4 480 2 553 5 189 Pirkanmaa 244 186 9,7 23 802 13 628 10 174 541 3 325 7 754 5 101 2 556 8 163 Southeast Finland 135 879 12,3 16 648 10 026 6 622 374 2 137 6 842 3 558 1 989 3 745 South Savo 62 985 10,8 6 781 4 235 2 546 178 805 3 081 1 431 1 140 2 636 North Savo 111 210 10,6 11 778 7 398 4 380 283 1 528 4 756 3 395 1 830 4 214 North Karelia 72 036 13,8 9 930 6 130 3 800 233 1 265 4 193 2 490 1 194 1 225 Central Finland 126 460 11,9 15 080 8 829 6 251 488 2 327 5 418 3 652 1 608 3 376 South Ostrobothnia 85 108 7,6 6 507 4 124 2 383 204 1 046 2 410 812 1 044 4 607 Ostrobothnia 115 673 6,7 7 716 4 706 3 010 256 1 047 2 839 1 694 1 061 5 502 North Ostrobothnia 186 187 10,8 20 168 12 168 8 000 662 3 291 6 429 4 573 2 310 6 117 Kainuu 32 067 10,7 3 433 2 256 1 177 85 411 1 665 599 479 1 064 Lapland 81 350 10,9 8 877 5 620 3 257 199 974 3 943 1 991 1 049 3 203 Åland 15 318 3,6 552 336 216 18 78 192 101 44 491 Abroad 0 0,0 161 99 62 ... 10 31 29 ... 5 528 Total 2 624 226 9,6 251 682 148 046 103 636 5 841 30 763 94 389 63 420 30 024 91 661 javascript:changeLang('fi') javascript:changeLang('sv') javascript:changeLang('en') file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/0/Etusivu.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/1/1.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/2/2.aspx file:///D:/VertiPrd/temp/pages/3/3.aspx file:///D:/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'); January 2020 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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