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Europe halved its employment and GDP growth in the second quarter 2019

The Nomad Today 8/15/19

GDP and employment both rose by 0.2% in the euro area during the second quarter of 2019, just half that of the previous quarter.

Finland

The number of unemployed in Finland decreased to 249,000 in May

The Nomad Today 6/25/19

The unemployment rate is lower among women (8.5%) than among men (9%), according to Statistics Finland's Labour Force Survey. The number of unemployed job seekers registered  at the employment…

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Are you inside or outside the labour force?

The Nomad Today 6/19/19

Very often in the news, you hear about employment and unemployment rates, activity rates, and so on. However, do you know what do these terms mean and how they are calculated? Have you an idea…

Finland

Cultural workers: less permanent employment despite higher education

The Nomad Today 6/10/19

In Finland, 73% of the cultural workers are wage and salary earners and the other 27% are self-employed, while in other occupations the average shares are 87% and 13%,…

Finland

Around 100,000 employees work on zero-hour contracts in Finland

The Nomad Today 6/3/19

Most of them work in wholesale and retail trade, health and social services, accommodation and food services and the majority (62%) are employed based on a contract valid until…

Finland

Finland has the fourth lowest rate of non-Europeans employed

The Nomad Today 5/30/19

For workers from outside the EU, the employment rate was highest in Czechia, Slovakia, Malta and Romania. The United Kingdom reported the highest employment rate for persons born in another EU…

Finland

The Finnish Government: "Employment growth relies entirely on the service sector until 2020"

The Nomad Today 5/14/19

The latest labor market forecast by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment predicts that employment growth in the industry will stay at the level of 2018, while in construction…

Finland

The number of employed persons rose by 67,000 in 2018

The Nomad Today 4/11/19

The unemployment rate of men fell to 7.4 per cent and that of women to 7.3 per cent

Finland

The number of unemployed job seekers decreased in February

The Nomad Today 3/26/19

The number of unfilled vacancies at Employment and Economic Development Offices in February amounted to 161,400, which was 23,000 more than a year ago

Finland

Employment increased by 35,000 in January

The Nomad Today 2/26/19

There were 15,000 more employed men and 20,000 more employed women in Finland than one year before

Finland

2018 ended with a decrease in unemployed jobseekers in Finland

The Nomad Today 1/24/19

The number of unfilled vacancies at Employment and Economic Development Offices in December amounted to 89,600, which was 11,200 more than a year ago

Finland

Unemployment decreased by 26,000 people in October

The Nomad Today 12/2/18

The number of employed people was 43,000 higher in October 2018 than one year ago. The number of unemployed persons was 171,000, which was 26,000 lower than one year ago. The trend of the…