Personnel in the municipal child welfare service, 2003

The number of staff relative to the number of children under 18 is the same as in 2002, that is 2.6 man-years per 1 000 children. A key trend is that more and more of those employed have professional training.

Residential child care-workers and social workers now comprise 43 and 35 per cent, respectively, of all employees in the municipal child welfare service. At the end of 2003 80 positions remained unfilled in the municipal child welfare service. The number of vacancies at the same time a year ago was 112 positions.

Tables:

• Table 1 Man-year in the child welfare service per 31 December, by county. 1993-2003
• Table 2 Man-year in the child welfare service per 31 December, by municipality. 2003