Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Finland

Finland: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
25th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1995
All-time low
0.1%
in 2008
Years of data
16
1995–2016

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Finland, 1995–2016

00.050.10.150.21995200520161995: 0.18 % of rural labor force in working age1997: 0.164 % of rural labor force in working age1998: 0.136 % of rural labor force in working age2004: 0.119 % of rural labor force in working age2005: 0.104 % of rural labor force in working age2006: 0.112 % of rural labor force in working age2007: 0.107 % of rural labor force in working age2008: 0.088 % of rural labor force in working age2009: 0.109 % of rural labor force in working age2010: 0.134 % of rural labor force in working age2011: 0.12 % of rural labor force in working age2012: 0.112 % of rural labor force in working age2013: 0.114 % of rural labor force in working age2014: 0.121 % of rural labor force in working age2015: 0.132 % of rural labor force in working age2016: 0.144 % of rural labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural labor force in working age.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.1% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in 2016.

That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Finland peaked at 0.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.

That places Finland 25th out of 94 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) in Finland, 1995 to 2016.
Year % of rural labor force in working age Change
1995 0.2%
1997 0.2% -8.7%
1998 0.1% -17.0%
2004 0.1% -12.6%
2005 0.1% -12.4%
2006 0.1% +7.4%
2007 0.1% -4.8%
2008 0.1% -17.0%
2009 0.1% +23.6%
2010 0.1% +22.5%
2011 0.1% -10.4%
2012 0.1% -6.5%
2013 0.1% +1.5%
2014 0.1% +6.7%
2015 0.1% +8.5%
2016 0.1% +9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 3
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 22 Jamaica 0.2% compare
  2. 23 Lithuania 0.2% compare
  3. 24 Slovakia 0.1% compare
  4. 26 Latvia 0.1% compare
  5. 27 Ireland 0.1% compare
  6. 28 Serbia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Finland?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Finland was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1995.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does Finland rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural?
Finland ranks 25th out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age)
Unit
% of rural labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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