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Finnish government seeks help to find work for more people

The Finnish government has asked citizens and organisation for their help to reduce unemployment figures. In particular, Prime Minister Juha Sipilä and his government ministers want ideas for how to help people who have a weak position in the labour market.
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According to employment figures from the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy, there were a total of 342.100 unemployed jobseekers in November 2015. The high unemployment rate, i.e. unemployed jobseekers plus people involved in activation programmes, totals 464.300 people. There were 42.900 unemployed under-25s and 90.300 unemployed over 55. The number of long term unemployed who had been out of work for more than one year at a time was 114.400.

Source: The Ministry of Employment and the Economy

 

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