At the end of May, there were a total of 307 400 unemployed jobseekers
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The number of unemployed jobseekers increased by 41 100 people compared to May last year. A total of 25 700 new job vacancies were reported.
At the end of May, there were a total of 307 400 unemployed jobseekers. This is 41 100 more than a year earlier and 5 800 fewer than the previous month.
There were a total of 18 200 fully laid-off individuals, which is 2 200 fewer than in May of the previous year. In May, the number of ful-ly laid-off individuals decreased by 4 600. In total (including those working reduced hours), there were 29 100 laid-off individuals across the country at the end of May, which is 1 000 fewer than a year earlier.
In May, there were 119 500 long-term unemployed, meaning individuals who have been continuously unemployed and seeking work for at least one year. This is 25 900 more than a year earlier. Long-term unemployment continues to rise compared to the previous month, even though the overall number of unemployed has decreased.
During May, 25 700 new job vacancies were reported, which is 20,400 fewer than in May of the previous year.
The data comes from the Em-ployment Bulletin by the KEHA Centre.
More information
- Employment Bulletin by the KEHA Centre (tyollisyyskatsaus.fi)
- The statistical database of the Employment Service Statistics (tyonvalitystilasto.fi)
- Key definitions of Employment Service Statistics
- Data from the Employment Service Statistics is in the StatFin database (statfin.stat.fi)
- More information on the differences between the statistics (media.graphassets.com)