Employment and unemployment

Employed persons (RAS)

The register-based labour force statistics (RAS) include employees and self-employed people and can be used to focus on employment in e.g. small groups of people and with detailed background variables.

Employees

Employment statistics for employees give a timely indicator of the total number of employees. The public employment statistics assess the number of full-time-equivalent employees in general government.

Working time accounts

The Working Time Accounts (WTA) focus on the number of hours worked, number of people in employment and number of jobs. The statistics include employees and self-employed people. 

Home to work commuting

Shows how many are commuting between home and work, and how far their commute is.

Unemployed persons

The register-based unemployment statistics show the number of unemployed people and the unemployment rate. The statistics include job-ready recipients of unemployment benefits and job-ready recipients of cash benefits.