Table 1. Population aged 15-74(1) in the labour force, man-weeks worked, unemployed (LFS)(2), registered unemployed persons and persons employed by government measures (NAV). 1 000 and per cent

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 3rd Qu. 2009
1	Population aged 15-74¹ in the labour force, man-weeks worked, unemployed (LFS)², registered unemployed persons and persons employed by government measures (NAV). 1 000 and per cent

	Labour Force Sample Surveys (LFS)								Figures from NAV

	Population aged 15-74	In the labour force		Employed persons		Number of man-weeks (37,5 h.){5} worked	Unemployed persons		Registered unemployed persons³	Employed by government measures
	Population aged 15-74	Total	Per cent of population	Total	Per cent of population	Number of man-weeks (37,5 h.){5} worked	Total	Per cent of the labour force	Registered unemployed persons³	Employed by government measures

	1 000	1 000		1 000		1 000	1 000		1 000

	Annual average
1985	3 004	2 067	68.8	2 014	67.0	1 758	53	2.6	51	24

1990	3 094	2 142	69.2	2 030	65.6	1 698	112	5.2	93	40

2001	3 214	2 361	73.5	2 278	70.9	1 791	84	3.6	63	10
2002	3 234	2 378	73.5	2 286	70.7	1 774	92	3.9	75	9
2003	3 257	2 375	72.9	2 269	69.6	1 765	107	4.5	93	14
2004	3 282	2 382	72.6	2 276	69.3	1 761	106	4.5	92	17
2005	3 312	2 400	72.4	2 289	69.1	1 800	111	4.6	83	13
2006	3 398	2 446	72.0	2 362	69.5	1 825	84	3.4	63	10
2007	3 445	2 507	72.8	2 443	70.9	1 870	63	2.5	46	10
2008	3 505	2 591	73.9	2 524	72.0	1 950	67	2.6	43	11

	Changes from the year before⁴
1998	13	35	:	54	:	42	-18	:	-18	-8
1999	15	10	:	10	:	-15	-	:	-	-6
2000	19	17	:	11	:	-3	6	:	3	3
2001	12	12	:	9	:	-3	3	:	-	-1
2002	20	17	:	8	:	-17	9	:	13	-1
2003	23	-3	:	-17	:	-9	14	:	17	5
2004	25	7	:	7	:	-4	-	:	-1	3
2005	30	18	:	13	:	39	4	:	-8	-4
2006	39	39	:	65	:	22	-27	:	-21	-3
2007	47	60	:	81	:	45	-21	:	-17	-
2008	60	80	:	76	:	80	4	:	-3	1

	Quarterly figures
2006
3rd quarter	3 402	2 464	72.4	2 381	70.0	1 653	83	3.4	64	6
4th quarter	3 414	2 450	71.7	2 389	70.0	1 913	60	2.5	51	12

2007
1st quarter	3 424	2 463	71.9	2 397	70.0	1 967	66	2.7	53	12
2nd quarter	3 437	2 503	72.8	2 434	70.8	1 857	69	2.7	45	11
3rd quarter	3 450	2 522	73.1	2 459	71.3	1 694	63	2.5	48	7
4th quarter	3 468	2 538	73.2	2 484	71.6	1 963	54	2.1	39	11

2008⁶
1st quarter	3 483	2 562	73.6	2 497	71.7	1 910	65	2.5	43	11
2nd quarter	3 498	2 604	74.4	2 532	72.4	2 092	72	2.8	38	12
3rd quarter	3 511	2 608	74.3	2 542	72.4	1 778	66	2.5	43	8
4th quarter	3 528	2 591	73.4	2 525	71.6	2 021	66	2.6	46	12

2009
1st quarter	3 540	2 585	73.0	2 506	70.8	1 986	79	3.1	68	14
2nd quarter	3 553	2 614	73.6	2 525	71.1	1 948	89	3.4	70	16
3rd quarter	3 563	2 588	72.6	2 504	70.3	1 707	84	3.3	75	13

	Changes from same quarter the year before⁴
2006
3rd quarter	39	34	:	69	:	60	-35	:	-22	-2
4th quarter	41	44	:	81	:	3	-37	:	-23	-

2007
1st quarter	42	42	:	71	:	27	-28	:	-20	-1
2nd quarter	45	51	:	80	:	63	-30	:	-18	1
3rd quarter	48	58	:	78	:	41	-20	:	-16	1
4th quarter	54	89	:	95	:	49	-6	:	-12	-1

2008⁶
1st quarter	59	93	:	94	:	:	-1	:	-10	-1
2nd quarter	61	90	:	87	:	:	3	:	-7	1
3rd quarter	61	86	:	83	:	84	3	:	-4	1
4th quarter	60	53	:	41	:	58	12	:	7	1

2009
1st quarter	57	29	:	15	:	:	14	:	25	3
2nd quarter	55	23	:	5	:	:	17	:	32	4
3rd quarter	52	-20	:	-38	:	-71	18	:	32	5

¹ As from 2006 the age limit to participate in the LFS was lowered from 16 to 15 years. At the same time the definition of age was changed from completed years at the end of the year to completed years at the time of the reference week.
² As from 1^st quarter 2006 the LFS was revised. For more information, please see the publishing for the 4^th quarter 2006. ³ Break in series from 1999. The figures for change are adjusted accordingly.
⁴ Figures for change are omitted at the point of break in series.
⁵ Alternating holidays will affect the figures on man-weeks worked.
The figures for change are adjusted accordingly. Because of a major revision of the LFS from 2006 the figures for change also for the other variables from 2005 to 2006 are adjusted.
⁶ Due to an omission in the data collection, the employment figures have become too high, approximately 6 000 in the 1st quarter and 12 000 in the 2nd quarter 2008. This affects the age group 15-19 and the totals. In table 1 the figures for change are adjusted accordingly.