Finland Unemployment Rate

Finland’s unemployment rate climbed to 10.1% in March 2025 from 9% in the same month of the previous year. This marked the highest jobless rate since May 2024, as the number of unemployed persons jumped by 31 thousand from a year earlier to 285 thousand, while the number of employed persons decreased by 12 thousand to 2.546 million. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate for people aged 15-24 fell to 25.3%, which was 0.7 percentage points lower than a year ago. The activity rate for persons aged 15 to 74 declined to 68% from 67.8% a year ago, while the employment rate for persons aged 20 to 64 dropped to 75.6% from 76.1%.