There were 27,000 more unemployed people during April–June than in the same period last year, according to Statistics Finland.
Finland’s unemployment rate climbed to 10.2 percent in the second quarter of the year, according to Statistics Finland’s latest Labour Force Survey.
There were 27,000 more unemployed people in April–June than in the same period last year, when the rate was 9.3 percent.
The agency reported that the average number of unemployed people in April–June was around 297,000.
As unemployment rose, the number of employed people fell in the second quarter. In April–June, there were 14,000 fewer employed than in the same period last year.
On average, just over 2.6 million people were employed during the period, with a margin of error of ±18,000. The total number of hours worked also declined by just over two percent.
The decline in the number of employed people was mainly due to a drop in female-dominated sectors, according to the agency. In April–June, there were 18,000 fewer employed women than a year earlier, while the number of employed men rose by 5,000.
Employment fell the most in wholesale and retail trade, while the construction sector saw the biggest growth.
