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(dpa-AFX) – Finland’s jobless rate decreased in May, figures from Statistics Finland showed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n(dpa-AFX) – Finland’s jobless rate decreased in May, figures from Statistics Finland showed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The unemployment rate for the 15 to 74 age group fell to 9.6 per cent in May from 10.9 per cent in the same month last year.<\/p>\n
In April, the jobless rate was 9 per cent.<\/p>\n
The number of unemployed persons decreased by 25,000 to 275,000 in May from 300,000 in the last year.<\/p>\n
The employment rate rose to 73 per cent in May from 69.1 per cent in the same month last year. The number of employed persons grew by 138,000 from a year ago to 2.58 million.<\/p>\n
On a seasonally adjusted basis, unemployment rate remained unchanged at 7.6 per cent in May.<\/p>\n
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