Employment Bulletin October 2021

October 2021

October 2021

259,000 unemployed jobseekers in October

Unemployed jobseekers' percentage of the workforce by ELY centre

Uusimaa10,5

Southwest Finland9,0

Satakunta8,8

Häme11,2

Pirkanmaa8,9

Southeast Finland10,7

South Savo9,8

North Savo9,5 North Karelia

12,5Central Finland11,4

South Ostrobothnia6,1

Ostrobothnia5,8

North Ostrobothnia10,0 Kainuu

9,3

Lapland11,0

Åland5,0

5,0 9,9 (9)10,0 14,9 (7)

At the end of October, a total of 259,000 unemployed jobseekerswere registered at the Employment and Economic DevelopmentOffices and municipalities participating in the local governmentpilots on employment. This is 53,700 less than a year earlier, but34,300 more than in October two years ago. The number ofunemployed jobseekers was down by 6,300 from the previousmonth. Unemployed jobseekers accounted for 9.8% of the labourforce, which is 2.1 percentage points less than the year before.The figures are from the Employment Service Statistics of theMinistry of Economic Affairs and Employment.

Trends:Total number of all jobseekers decreased by 80,700

The number of unemployed jobseekers decreased by53,700 from the previous year

The number of people fully laid off decreased by37,400

Services included in the activation rate had 5,900 lesspeople than a year ago

38,600 more new job vacancies compared to last year

October 2021

All jobseekers

Persons

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Jobseekers by groupon calculation date

2020 November 2021 January 2021 March 2021 May 2021 July 2021 September

00 Employed through employment services01 Employed in the general labour market02 Unemployed03 Laid off04 Reduced working week05 Outside the labour force

07 Employability service user08 In training Unknown

At the end of October, the number of jobseekers registered at the

Employment and Economic Development Offices and municipalities

participating in the local government pilots on employment totalled 577,200,

down 80,700 on the previous year. Of the jobseekers, 291,600 were men and

285,600 were women. Compared to the situation a year ago, the number of

men decreased by 43,600 and the number of women by 37,100. Of the

jobseekers, 231,000 were customers of municipalities participating in the

local government pilots on employment.

Of the jobseekers, 202,300 were employed, 180,600 of them were on the

open labour market and 21,700 were employed through the services

organised by the employment and economic development administration

and local government pilots on employment. The number of jobseekers

outside the labour force was 106,100, of whom 25,200 were in services

promoting employment and 61,800 in training. Of the jobseekers, 259,000

were unemployed jobseekers, which is 53,700 less than the year before. In

October, 19,800 of unemployed jobseekers were fully laid off, which is 1,300

less than in September. The number of people fully laid off decreased by

37,400 from October a year earlier. Furthermore, jobseekers on a reduced

working week numbered 9,800, representing a decrease of 7,900 from the

year before.

The total number of jobseekersdecreased

October 2021

Unemployed jobseekers

250 000

260 000

270 000

280 000

290 000

300 000

310 000

320 000

330 000

340 000

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360 000

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Persons

UNEMPLOYED JOBSEEKERSmonthly and trend

Number of jobseekers on calculation dateTrend

At the end of October, the number of unemployed jobseekers registered at

the Employment and Economic Development Offices and municipalities

participating in the local government pilots on employment totalled 259,000,

down 53,700 on the previous year. Compared with September, the number of

unemployed jobseekers decreased by 6,300. Of the unemployed

jobseekers, 139,000 were customers of municipalities participating in the

local government pilots on employment. The number of new job searches

among unemployed jobseekers totalled 11,100, down 4,900 from October a

year ago. In October, the number of starting periods of unemployment

totalled 35,700, representing a decrease of 22,200 on the year before. The

number of starting periods of unemployment increased by 1,100 from

September. The number of starting periods is always greater than the

number of job searches because new unemployment periods are also

registered from the existing groups of jobseekers.

The number of foreign citizens among unemployed jobseekers totalled

30,300, down 2,000 from October a year ago. Of these foreign unemployed

jobseekers, EU/EEA citizens accounted for 9,100 at the end of October, down

1,200 from the year before.

Decrease in unemployed jobseekers inOctober

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360 000

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UNEMPLOYED JOBSEEKERSmonth by month comparison

201420152016

201720182019

20202021

In October, 19,800 of unemployed jobseekers were fully laid off, which is

1,300 less than in September. The number of people fully laid off decreased

by 37,400 from October a year earlier. In October, the number of job searches

among the fully laid off people totalled 1,700, representing a decrease of

4,000 on the year before. The number of starting periods of full layoffs was

5,800, down 18,200 from October a year ago. The number of starting periods

of full layoffs increased by 1,500 from September. The number of people

fully laid off decreased in all occupational groups, with the exception of

armed forces. The greatest decreases were in the groups of ‘unknown’

(8,300), service and sales workers (6,700), craft and related trades workers

(5,700), professionals (4,400), and plant and machine operators, and

assemblers (3,700).

October 2021

Unemployed jobseekers by region

0 20 000 40 000 60 000 80 000 100 000

UNEMPLOYED JOBSEEKERSby Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY)

Åland

Lapland

Kainuu

North Ostrobothnia

Ostrobothnia

South Ostrobothnia

Central Finland

North Karelia

North Savo

South Savo

Southeast Finland

Pirkanmaa

Häme

Satakunta

Southwest Finland

Uusimaa

2020 October2021 October

Compared to the same period in the previous year, the number of

unemployed jobseekers decreased in October in the areas of all Centres for

Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centres); the

most in Ostrobothnia (34%), South Ostrobothnia (27%), Pirkanmaa (25%)

and Satakunta (23%). The number of unemployed jobseekers decreased

the least in Kainuu (8%), Häme (11%) and Central Finland (12%). The

number of unemployed jobseekers fell the most in Åland, by 46%. Compared

with September, the number of unemployed jobseekers decreased in the

areas of eight ELY centres, the most in Uusimaa (5%) and Pirkanmaa

(4%). The number of unemployed jobseekers increased the most in Kainuu

(4%) and South Savo (2%) from September.

Unemployment decreased in the areasof all ELY Centres

Unemployed jobseekers and jobs vacant in Employment and Economic Development Office by ELY centre

Change Of the Unemployed ChangeOct Sep Oct Oct 2021 unemployed jobseekers' Oct Sep Oct Oct 2021

2021 2021 2020 Oct 2020 jobseekers percentage 2021 2021 2020 Oct 2020fully of the

laid off workforce

ELY centre Unemployed jobseekers % % Jobs vacant %

Uusimaa 92 044 96 383 108 868 16 824 15 8 308 10,5 23 569 22 707 14 018 9 551 68

Southwest Finland 20 680 21 375 25 261 4 581 18 1 679 9,0 7 280 7 141 3 904 3 376 86

Satakunta 8 554 8 597 11 119 2 565 23 651 8,8 2 240 2 223 1 083 1 157 107

Häme 19 145 19 445 21 530 2 385 11 1 457 11,2 5 207 5 932 2 470 2 737 111

Pirkanmaa 22 112 22 987 29 421 7 309 25 1 454 8,9 9 494 9 243 4 400 5 094 116

Southeast Finland 13 809 13 628 16 651 2 842 17 883 10,7 2 767 2 609 1 613 1 154 72

South Savo 5 543 5 434 6 441 898 14 304 9,8 1 810 1 783 1 020 790 77

North Savo 10 624 10 698 12 762 2 138 17 582 9,5 3 922 3 758 2 327 1 595 69

North Karelia 8 949 8 868 10 245 1 296 13 379 12,5 1 386 1 446 948 438 46

Central Finland 14 246 14 575 16 099 1 853 12 739 11,4 3 131 3 191 1 862 1 269 68

South Ostrobothnia 5 230 5 181 7 120 1 890 27 402 6,1 2 981 2 832 1 581 1 400 89

Ostrobothnia 6 601 6 809 9 991 3 390 34 398 5,8 2 654 2 575 1 533 1 121 73

North Ostrobothnia 18 741 18 632 21 617 2 876 13 1 381 10,0 6 218 6 186 3 727 2 491 67

Kainuu 2 873 2 766 3 120 247 8 218 9,3 1 092 1 175 815 277 34

Lapland 8 866 8 820 10 660 1 794 17 722 11,0 4 495 4 476 1 806 2 689 149

Åland 755 814 1 407 652 46 119 5,0 290 296 110 180 164

Abroad 262 300 399 137 34 90 . 2 524 2 604 1 482 1 042 70

WHOLE COUNTRY 259 036 265 314 312 713 53 677 17 19 766 9,8 81 060 80 177 44 699 36 361 81

October 2021

Unemployed jobseekers by gender and agegroup

110 000

120 000

130 000

140 000

150 000

160 000

170 000

180 000

190 000

200 000

210 000

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Persons

UNEMPLOYED JOBSEEKERSby gender

1 Men2 Women

Of the unemployed jobseekers, 148,400 (57%) were men and 110,600

(43%) were women, indicating a decrease of 2,600 for men and a decrease

of 3,700 for women from the figures for September. Compared with October

a year ago, unemployment decreased by 29,700 (17%) among men and by

24,000 (18%) among women.

Unemployment decreased more amongwomen than men

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UNEMPLOYED JOBSEEKERSby age group

2020 2021 January 2021 March 2021 May 2021 July 2021November September

1519 yrs.2024 yrs.2529 yrs.3034 yrs.

3539 yrs.4044 yrs.4549 yrs.5054 yrs.

5559 yrs.6064 yrs.64+ yrs.

At the end of October, unemployed jobseekers under 25 years of age

numbered 27,800, representing a decrease of 8,500 from October a year

ago. Youth unemployment decreased from September by 1,600. For those

under 20, the number of unemployed was 5,400. Among those over 50, the

number of unemployed was 100,700, representing a decrease of 13,600 on

the year before. Among those over 55, the number of unemployed was

73,600, representing a decrease of 6,200 on the year before. Unemployment

decreased the most among those under 30 (22%) and those between 50

and 54 (22%). Unemployment rose from the previous year only among

those over 64 years of age (18%). Unemployment fell in all age groups from

September, with the exception of those between 60 and 64 years where the

figure was unchanged. Unemployment fell the most among those under 30

(4%).

Unemployment decreased in all agegroups under the age of 65

October 2021

Unemployed jobseekers by levels of education and occupationalgroup

0 20 000 40 000 60 000 80 000 100 000 120 000 140 000 160 000

UNEMPLOYED JOBSEEKERSby level of education

Educational level unknown

Research qualification

Higher academic degree

Lower academic degree

Lowest level tertiary education

Postsecondary nontertiaryeducation

Upper Secondary LevelEducation

Lower Secondary Education

Primary Education


Examined by level of education, unemployment decreased from October last

year at all levels of education; the decrease was greatest among those with

lowerdegree level tertiary education (26%), higherdegree level tertiary

education (22%) and lowest level of tertiary education (21%).

Unemployment fell the least among those with higher level basic

qualifications (8 %), level of education ‘unknown’ (9 %) and doctorate or

equivalent level tertiary education (12 %).

Unemployment decreased at all levelsof education

0 10 000 20 000 30 000 40 000 50 000 60 000 70 000

UNEMPLOYED JOBSEEKERSby occupational group

X Unknown

0 Armed forces

9 Elementary occupations

8 Plant and machine operators,and assemblers

7 Craft and related tradesworkers

6 Skilled agricultural, forestryand fishery workers

5 Service and sales workers

4 Clerical support workers

3 Technicians and associateprofessionals

2 Professionals

1 Managers


Examined by occupation, unemployment decreased for all groups from

October of last year. The greatest decreases were in the groups of ‘unknown’

(11,300), service and sales workers (10,600), craft and related trades

workers (8,700), professionals (6,700), and associate professionals and

technicians (5,700). Unemployment decreased the least in the groups of

armed forces (7), skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers (400) and

managers (700).

Unemployment decreased in alloccupational groups

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LONGTERM UNEMPLOYEDat the end of the month

Number of persons unemployed for more than one yearNumber of persons unemployed for more than two years

At the end of October, the number of longterm unemployed who had been

unemployed without interruption for more than a year amounted to 108,000,

up 26,000 on the previous year. Of the longterm unemployed, 64,400 were

men and 43,600 were women. The number of men increased by 15,400

(32%) from the previous year and the number of women by 10,600 (32%).

The number of longterm unemployed who had been unemployed without

interruption for more than two years numbered 47,500, which is 13,200 more

than a year ago.

Increase in longterm unemployment

October 2021

Services

Persons

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BROAD UNEMPLOYMENTi.e. unemployed jobseekers and employment services users

2020 2021 2021 March 2021 May 2021 July 2021November January September

Unemployed jobseekersEmployed through employment servicesTraineeship/preparatory training for working lifeIn a trialIn labour market trainingIn trainingOther public service user

At the end of October, the number of persons covered by services included in

the activation rate amounted to 112,600, down 5,900 on the previous year.

Compared with September, the number of persons covered by such services

increased by 1,900. Of those covered by services, 60,700 were customers of

municipalities participating in the local government pilots on employment.

The activation rate at the end of October was 30.3%, which is 2.8 percentage

points higher than a year earlier. In all, 4.1% of the labour force were covered

by these services.

Of those covered by services, the number of men was 53,400, down 3,100 on

the previous year. The number of women covered by these services was

59,200, down 2,800 on the previous year.

Broad unemployment, or the total number of unemployed jobseekers and

those covered by services, was 371,700 at the end of October. This is 59,600

less than a year earlier. The decrease in broad unemployment was mainly

due to a decrease in the number of unemployed.

Decrease in the number of personscovered by services

Persons

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EMPLOYED THROUGH EMPLOYMENT SERVICESat the end of the month by sector

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01 State02 Municipality03 Private sector04 Other(private person)

At the end of October, the number of persons claiming pay subsidies,

employed by the State or receiving startup grants totalled 28,400, which is

5,200 more than the year before. Of those in placements, 2% were in

government jobs, 25% in local government jobs and 73% in the private

sector. Since October last year, the number of placements had increased by

23% in local government and 23% in the private sector. Placements in

government decreased by 1%. Of those employed, 52% were men.

Placements for men increased by 2,900, and those for women by 2,300 from

the previous year.

The number of placements increased inlocal government and the private sector

October 2021

Labour market training, training and selfmotivated studies

0 1 000 2 000 3 000 4 000 5 000 6 000 7 000 8 000 9 000

PERSONS IN LABOUR MARKET TRAININGin target profession at the end of the month

X Unknown

0 Armed forces








2 Professionals

1 Managers


At the end of October, labour market training was attended by 21,400

students, down 1,700 on the previous year. Of the students, 10,000 were

men and 11,400 were women. The number of men decreased by 900, and

the number of women by 800 from October last year. During October, 4,400

new students began labour market training, representing a decrease of

1,100 on the year before.

Based on target occupation, the largest subgroup within the category of

'unknown' were people in integration training (6,700), which is 700 less than

the year before.

Number of persons in labour markettraining decreased

Persons

0

500

1 000

1 500

2 000

2 500

3 000

3 500

4 000

4 500

IN TRAININGat the end of the month and during the previous year

Job search training Career coaching


At the end of October, 1,700 persons were in training, which is 3,600 less

than the year before. Of those in training, 800 were men and 800 women.

Career coaching was provided to 1,100 participants, which is 3,200 less than

a year earlier. The number of participants in job search training decreased by

400 from the year before.

The number of persons in trainingdecreased

0 2 000 4 000 6 000 8 000 10 000 12 000

IN SELFMOTIVATED STUDIESin person's profession at the end of the month

X Unknown

0 Armed forces








2 Professionals

1 Managers


Selfmotivated studies supported by unemployment benefits were attended

by a total of 31,900 people, representing a decrease of 3,600 on the year

before. The number of men receiving unemployment benefits for studies was

12,500, down 1,900 on the previous year. Among women, the number was

19,400, representing a decrease of 1,700 on the year before. Occupation

was undetermined in case of 9,200 persons in the group of 'unknown', down

1,300 on the previous year.

The number of people in selfmotivatedstudy decreased from the previous year

October 2021

Job alternation, rehabilitative work and trials

0 200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 1 400 1 600

AS A JOB ALTERNATION SUBSTITUTEat the end of the month and during the previous year by sector

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


A total of 3,700 persons were job alternation substitutes at the end of

October, which is 500 more than a year earlier. Of the substitutes, 1,300 were

men and 2,400 were women. The number of men increased by 200 and the

number of women by 300 from the previous year.

The number of job alternationsubstitutes increased

0 1 000 2 000 3 000 4 000 5 000 6 000

REHABILITATIVE WORK ACTIVITIESat the end of the month and during the previous year

X Unknown

0 Armed forces








2 Professionals

1 Managers


A total of 19,400 persons participated in rehabilitative work activities at the

end of October, which is 2,100 less than a year earlier. Of the participants

10,800 were men and 8,600 were women. The number of men decreased by

1,300 and the number of women by 800 from the previous year.

Fewer participants in rehabilitative workactivities than in the previous year

Persons

0

500

1 000

1 500

2 000

2 500

3 000

3 500

4 000

4 500

5 000

5 500

6 000

IN TRIALSat the end of the month and during the previous year

Work trial at a workplace Work trial in a workshop Training trial


Work and training trials had a total of 6,200 participants at the end of October,

which is 500 less than the year before. Of the participants, 3,100 were men

and 3,100 were women. The number of men decreased by 100 and the

number of women by 400 from the previous year.

Participation in work and training trialsdecreased

October 2021

Jobs vacant

0 4 000 8 000 12 000 16 000 20 000 24 000

NEW JOB VACANCIESduring the month and during the previous year

X Unknown

0 Armed forces








2 Professionals

1 Managers


The number of new vacancies reported to Employment and Economic

Development Offices and municipalities participating in the local government

pilots on employment during October totalled 91,600, which is 38,600 more

than in October last year. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies in October

amounted to 169,700, which is 69,100 more than a year ago. A total of

13,200 of these vacancies were filled during October, 4,200 of them through

Employment and Economic Development Offices. A total of 73,900 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

5,300 vacancies were cancelled and 2,500 vacancies could not be filled. The

number of vacancies remaining unfilled at Employment and Economic

Development Offices and in local government pilots at the end of October

was 81,100, up 36,400 on the previous year.

The number of new vacancies had increased for all occupational groups; the

greatest increases were in the groups of service and sales workers (11,100),

elementary occupations (8,100), craft and related trades workers (6,500),

plant and machine operators, and assemblers (4,400) and associate

professionals and technicians (4,000).

Increase in the number of newvacancies from the year before

October 2021

Summary tableEMPLOYMENT SITUATION AT THE END OF 2021 OCTOBER (I) AND

ACTIVITIES OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICES DURING OCTOBER (II)

WHOLE COUNTRY

CHANGE CHANGE

I EMPLOYMENT SITUATION AT THE END OF MONTH Oct21 Oct20 NUMBER %

A. JOBSEEKERS

1. Unemployed jobseekers 259 036 312 713 53 677 17,2

of whom fully laid off 19 766 57 165 37 399 65,4

2. On reduced working week 9 795 17 742 7 947 44,8

3. Those who have work 202 307 210 075 7 768 3,7

of whom in the general labour market 180 589 190 615 10 026 5,3

of whom employed through employment services 21 718 19 460 2 258 11,6

4. Persons outside the labour force 106 099 117 380 11 281 9,6

of whom in services promoting employment 25 151 28 309 3 158 11,2

of whom in training 61 840 66 976 5 136 7,7

14 Total of jobseekers 577 237 657 910 80 673 12,3

B. LABOUR DEMAND

1. Jobs vacant 81 060 44 699 36 361 81,3

of those notified for over a month 27 080 16 169 10 911 67,5

of those notified for over 2 months 16 639 10 231 6 408 62,6

C. PARTICIPATING IN SERVICES

1. Employed by the State 490 497 7 1,4

2. Employed by municipalities 7 082 5 756 1 326 23,0

3. Employed by the private sector 20 817 16 961 3 856 22,7

13 Total number of employed people 28 389 23 214 5 175 22,3

4. Labour market training 21 371 23 080 1 709 7,4

5. Training 1 674 5 232 3 558 68,0

6. Engaged in work/training trials 6 225 6 766 541 8,0

7. As a job alternation substitute 3 696 3 220 476 14,8

8. Rehabilitative work 19 428 21 548 2 120 9,8

9. Selfmotivated studies supported by unemployment benefit 31 866 35 483 3 617 10,2

19 Total number of people participating in services 112 649 118 543 5 894 5,0

D. STRUCTURE OF UNEMPLOYMENT

1. Unemployed women 110 642 134 648 24 006 17,8

2. Unemployed men 148 394 178 065 29 671 16,7

3. Under 25 years old 27 812 36 314 8 502 23,4

4. Over 50 years old 100 734 114 382 13 648 11,9

5. Unemployed over a year 107 971 81 978 25 993 31,7

6. Foreign unemployed 30 253 32 223 1 970 6,1

E. UNEMPLOYMENT SECURITY

1. Unemployed members of employees' unemployment funds 96 750 136 547 39 797 29,1

II EMPLOYMENT SITUATION DURING THE MONTH


2. Other jobseekers 316 487 335 900 19 413 5,8

12 Total number of jobseekers 605 610 688 934 83 324 12,1

3. Vacancies during a month 169 668 100 574 69 094 68,7

New vacancies during a month 91 611 53 005 38 606 72,8

Vacancies filled during a month 13 239 8 736 4 503 51,5

of those filled with jobseekers at the Employment Service 4 150 3 351 799 23,8

Vacancies application period ended or sufficient number of applicants 73 873 46 791 27 082 57,9

Vacancies cancelled or could not be filled 7 764 4 146 3 618 87,3

4. Started spell of unemployment 35 677 57 884 22 207 38,4

5. Completed spell of unemployment 39 163 46 743 7 580 16,2

6. New jobs found through employment services 3 147 3 132 15 0,5

7. New entrants to labour market training 4 372 5 445 1 073 19,7

October 2021

Foreigners' summary tableFOREIGNERS' EMPLOYMENT SITUATION AT THE END OF 2021 OCTOBER (I) AND

ACTIVITIES OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICES DURING OCTOBER (II)

WHOLE COUNTRY

CHANGE CHANGE

I EMPLOYMENT SITUATION AT THE END OF MONTH Oct21 Oct20 NUMBER %

A. JOBSEEKERS


of whom fully laid off 2 734 5 448 2 714 49,8

2. On reduced working week 649 1 038 389 37,5

3. Those who have work 21 113 19 542 1 571 8,0

of whom in the general labour market 19 257 17 926 1 331 7,4

of whom employed through employment services 1 856 1 616 240 14,9

4. Persons outside the labour force 29 463 31 762 2 299 7,2

of whom in services promoting employment 2 583 2 864 281 9,8

of whom in training 24 547 26 418 1 871 7,1

14 Total of jobseekers 81 478 84 565 3 087 3,7

C. PARTICIPATING IN SERVICES

1. Employed by the State 5 5 0 0,0

2. Employed by municipalities 474 387 87 22,5

3. Employed by the private sector 1 665 1 305 360 27,6

13 Total number of employed people 2 144 1 697 447 26,3

4. Labour market training 9 203 9 833 630 6,4

5. Training 115 276 161 58,3

6. Engaged in work/training trials 1 278 1 294 16 1,2

7. As a job alternation substitute 67 55 12 21,8

8. Rehabilitative work 1 216 1 473 257 17,4

9. Selfmotivated studies supported by unemployment benefit 13 584 15 502 1 918 12,4

19 Total number of people participating in services 27 607 30 130 2 523 8,4

D. STRUCTURE OF UNEMPLOYMENT

1. Unemployed women 14 838 15 333 495 3,2

2. Unemployed men 15 415 16 890 1 475 8,7

3. Under 25 years old 1 915 2 220 305 13,7

4. Over 50 years old 8 218 8 223 5 0,1

5. Unemployed over a year 10 462 6 471 3 991 61,7

E. UNEMPLOYMENT SECURITY

1. Unemployed members of employees' unemployment funds 5 998 7 445 1 447 19,4

II EMPLOYMENT SITUATION DURING THE MONTH


2. Other jobseekers 49 846 50 245 399 0,8

12 Total number of jobseekers 84 166 87 074 2 908 3,3

4. Started spell of unemployment 4 239 5 268 1 029 19,5

5. Completed spell of unemployment 5 081 4 911 170 3,5

6. New jobs found through employment services 266 237 29 12,2

7. New entrants to labour market training 1 587 1 974 387 19,6

October 2021

Regional table

UNEMPLOYED JOBSEEKERS AND JOBS VACANT BY ELY CENTRE AT THE END OF 2021 OCTOBER

WHOLE COUNTRY

ELY centre Workforce Unemployed jobseekers Disabled Jobs% of Total Men WomenUnder 20Under 25 Over 50Unemployed and vacant

workforce years old years old years old over a year chron. ill

Uusimaa 880 161 10,5 92 044 50 654 41 390 1 449 8 573 33 198 43 793 8 104 23 569

Southwest Finland 228 633 9,0 20 680 11 796 8 884 457 2 303 7 800 7 685 2 569 7 280

Satakunta 96 959 8,8 8 554 4 998 3 556 208 925 3 864 3 126 1 179 2 240

Häme 170 771 11,2 19 145 11 048 8 097 409 2 107 8 168 8 877 3 166 5 207

Pirkanmaa 247 562 8,9 22 112 12 594 9 518 460 2 533 7 996 8 127 2 552 9 494

Southeast Finland 128 857 10,7 13 809 8 044 5 765 349 1 418 6 201 4 626 1 732 2 767

South Savo 56 747 9,8 5 543 3 389 2 154 147 608 2 539 1 914 1 065 1 810

North Savo 112 391 9,5 10 624 6 439 4 185 244 1 289 4 479 4 700 1 722 3 922

North Karelia 71 372 12,5 8 949 5 387 3 562 198 980 4 058 3 726 1 266 1 386

Central Finland 124 466 11,4 14 246 8 342 5 904 371 1 898 5 443 6 045 1 565 3 131

South Ostrobothnia 86 161 6,1 5 230 3 145 2 085 144 711 2 112 1 410 978 2 981

Ostrobothnia 112 960 5,8 6 601 3 907 2 694 193 759 2 644 2 330 984 2 654

North Ostrobothnia 187 001 10,0 18 741 10 891 7 850 514 2 487 6 525 7 370 2 376 6 218

Kainuu 30 941 9,3 2 873 1 814 1 059 67 281 1 424 736 504 1 092

Lapland 80 787 11,0 8 866 5 365 3 501 176 860 3 930 3 153 1 157 4 495

Åland 15 115 5,0 755 406 349 ... 68 277 247 ... 290

Abroad 0 0,0 262 174 88 ... 10 76 104 ... 2 524

Total 2 630 884 9,8 259 036 148 394 110 642 5 405 27 812 100 734 107 971 30 960 81 060

October 2021

Links:Employment Service Statistics online:

https://www.tem.fi/en/employmentbulletinandemploymentservicestatisticsEmployment Service Statistics, Description and Quality Description

https://www.tem.fi/en/releasedatesofstatisticsanddescriptionandqualitydescriptionYou 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/tyopoliittinenaikakauskirjaJoint monthly report from MEAE and Statistics Finland

https://tilastokeskus.fi/til/tyti/tie_en.htmlComparison between the statistics of Statistics Finland and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and

Employmenthttps://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/tyti_20190913_men_001_en.htmlComparison between the Job Vacancy Survey of Statistics Finland and Employment Service Statistics of

the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employmenthttps://tilastokeskus.fi/til/atp/atp_20170102_men_001.htmlLocal government pilots on employment(In Finnish):

https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiMzA0M2ViOWQtOTIwYy00ZjZjLWJjOTgtZDRkOGFmMTc0NGExIiwidCI6ImQ5NTk1MWE2LWRmZDMtNGE3NC05YWJiLWYyYjJjYjg5ZDY3MSIsImMiOjh9

Information about the websiteOn this website you will find the latest statistics from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment'smonthly Employment Bulletin. You can access a .pdf version of the current and previous months' EmploymentBulletin by following the link on the right. The Employment Bulletin is based on the data from the MEAE'sEmployment Service Statistics. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment compiles statistics on theclients 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 collectedfrom the customer service registry (URA) used by the TE offices. This means that the data used by MEAEEmployment 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 classificationsand variables for the statistical period in question.

Owing to seasonal variations, the Employment Bulletin always includes a comparison with the correspondingmonth in the previous year. The descriptors used in the Bulletin are also available in a table format. TheEmployment Bulletins are published at the end of the subsequent calendar month. The official date ofpublication is announced in advance.

The following symbols have been used:

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... Data subject to secrecy

Instructions for referencing:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment / Employment Service

Statistics. ISSN 17973694 202Y:MM, Employment Bulletin, MONTH 202Y. Helsinki: Ministry of Economic

Affairs and Employment (date of reference). Available at:

https://www.temtyollisyyskatsaus.fi

https://www.tem.fi/en/employment-bulletin-and-employment-service-statistics

https://www.tem.fi/en/release-dates-of-statistics-and-description-and-quality-description

https://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__tym__tyonv/

https://www.tem.fi/tyopoliittinen-aikakauskirja

https://tilastokeskus.fi/til/tyti/tie_en.html

https://www.stat.fi/til/tyti/tyti_2019-09-13_men_001_en.html

https://tilastokeskus.fi/til/atp/atp_2017-01-02_men_001.html

https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiMzA0M2ViOWQtOTIwYy00ZjZjLWJjOTgtZDRkOGFmMTc0NGExIiwidCI6ImQ5NTk1MWE2LWRmZDMtNGE3NC05YWJiLWYyYjJjYjg5ZDY3MSIsImMiOjh9


October 2021

Contact information

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment

Employment and WellFunctioning Markets Department

KaisaMari Kuusela, +358 29 504 8294

Petri Syvänen, +358 29 504 8050

Hilkka Kattelus, +358 29 504 8047

Email: firstname.lastname(at)gov.fi /temtyonvalitystilasto(at)gov.fi


ISSN: 17973694 (online publication)


Documents

Employment Bulletin October 2021