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  • Population by Labour market status, April 2026

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 275 000 in April 2026. The number of employed increased by 30 000 people compared with April 2025. In the 20 to 65 age range, 279 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.4 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, March 2026

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 232 000 in March 2026. The number of employed increased by 24 000 people compared with March 2025. In the 20 to 65 age range, 290 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.6 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and a decrease  of 0.3 percentage points compared with the same period of the previous year.

  • 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.