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  • The labour market remained subdued in February 2025

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 095 000 in February in 2025. This is a decrease of 14 000 people compared with February 2024. In the 20 to 65 age range, 308 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 6.1 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is an increase of 0.5 percentage point compared with the same period of the previous year.

  • The labour market remained subdued in January 2025

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 107 000 in January in 2025. This is a decrease of 25 000 people compared with January 2024. In the 20 to 65 age range, 305 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 6.0 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is an increase of 0.6 percentage point compared with the same period of the previous year.

  • The labour market remained subdued in December 2024

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 168 000 in December in 2024. This is a decrease of 24 000 people compared with December 2023. In the 20 to 65 age range, 289 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.7 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is an increase of 0.6 percentage point compared with the same period of the previous year.

  • Continued decrease in employment and rising unemployment in November 2024

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 160 000 in November in 2024. This is a decrease of 20 000 people compared with November 2023. In the 20 to 65 age range, 286 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.6 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is an increase of 0.6 percentage point compared with the same period of the previous year.

  • Unemployment continued to increase in October 2024

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 166 000 in October 2024. This is a decrease of 25 000 people compared with October 2023. In the 20 to 65 age range, 282 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.5 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is an increase of 0.6 percentage point compared with the same period of the previous year.