Table
| 1st quarter 2020 | 1st quarter 2019 - 1st quarter 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute numbers | Per cent1 | Change in absolute numbers | Change in percentage points1 | |
| 1The labour force is calculated as a share of the population in the same age group. Labour force = number of employed persons + number of unemployed persons. Employed persons is calculated as a share of the population in the same age group. Unemployed is calculated as a share of the labour force in the same age group. | ||||
| Labour force | ||||
| Both sexes | 2 831 000 | 70.2 | 31 000 | 0.3 |
| Males | 1 502 000 | 73.1 | 20 000 | 0.5 |
| Females | 1 329 000 | 67.3 | 11 000 | 0.2 |
| Employed persons | ||||
| Both sexes | 2 728 000 | 67.7 | 36 000 | 0.5 |
| Males | 1 445 000 | 70.3 | 23 000 | 0.7 |
| Females | 1 283 000 | 64.9 | 13 000 | 0.2 |
| Unemployed | ||||
| Both sexes | 103 000 | 3.6 | -5 000 | -0.3 |
| Males | 57 000 | 3.8 | -3 000 | -0.2 |
| Females | 46 000 | 3.5 | -2 000 | -0.2 |