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  • The labour market remained subdued in May 2025

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 180 000 in May in 2025. This is an increase of 7 000 people compared with May 2024. In the 20 to 65 age range, 288 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.6 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is an increase of 0.3 percentage point compared with the same period of the previous year.

  • Population by Labour market status, April 2025

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 142 000 in March in 2025. This is a decrease of 8 000 people compared with April 2024. In the 20 to 65 age range, 296 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.8 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is an increase of 0.4 percentage point compared with the same period of the previous year.

  • The labour market remained subdued in March 2025

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 104 000 in March in 2025. This is a decrease of 12 000 people compared with March 2024. In the 20 to 65 age range, 306 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 6.0 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is an increase of 0.5 percentage point compared with the same period of the previous year.

  • The labour market remained subdued in February 2025

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 095 000 in February in 2025. This is a decrease of 14 000 people compared with February 2024. In the 20 to 65 age range, 308 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 6.1 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is an increase of 0.5 percentage point compared with the same period of the previous year.

  • The labour market remained subdued in January 2025

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 107 000 in January in 2025. This is a decrease of 25 000 people compared with January 2024. In the 20 to 65 age range, 305 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 6.0 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is an increase of 0.6 percentage point compared with the same period of the previous year.