Forest sector labour force

Compiler: The Natural Resources Institute Finland

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Subject matter: Agriculture, forestry and fisheries

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): No

European Statistical System (ESS): No

Description

Information on forest sector labour force is available on the gender distribution of employees, their employment status and unemployment.

Information content

Information on the labour force is presented in staff numbers and percentages.

Categories

In the basic classification of labour market status, the population is divided into the employed, the unemployed and the economically inactive. The active population (labour force) consists of the employed and the unemployed. The employed are further divided into employees (wage earners and salaried employees) and self-employed and unpaid family workers. The Standard Industrial Classification TOL 2008 has been used in labour force studies since 2009.

Data collection and sources

Statistics Finland produces information on labour force in the forest sector.

Update frequency

The statistics are updated annually.

Preparation and publication schedule

The information is updated each year after employment figures are published by Statistics Finland.

Time series

Information on the employed in the forest industries and unemployment in the forest sector is available since the 1980s. Information on the gender distribution of those employed in the forest sector is available since 1984. Other information on the labour force is available since the 1970s.

Keywords

Labour force, employment, unemployment