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  • Population by Labour market status, February 2026

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 123 000 in February 2026. The number of employed increased by 27 000 people compared with February 2025. In the 20 to 65 age range, 297 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.8 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and a decrease  of 0.2 percentage points compared with the same period of the previous year.

  • Population by Labour market status, January 2026

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 135 000 in January 2026. The number of employed increased by 28 000 people compared with January 2025. In the 20 to 65 age range, 295 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.8 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and a decrease  of 0.2 percentage points compared with the same period of the previous year.

  • Population by Labour market status, December 2025

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 187 000 in December in 2025. The number of employed increased by 19 000 people compared with December 2024. In the 20 to 65 age range, 285 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.6 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and a decrease  of 0.1 percentage points compared with the same period of the previous year.

  • Population by Labour market status, November 2025

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 182 000 in November in 2025. The number of employed increased by 22 000 people compared with November 2024. In the 20 to 65 age range, 284 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.6 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is unchanged compared with the same period of the previous year.

  • Population by Labour market status, October 2025

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 181 000 in October in 2025. The number of employed increaseb by 15 000 people compared with October 2024. In the 20 to 65 age range, 286 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.6 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is an increase of 0.1 percentage point compared with the same period of the previous year.