Finland's jobless rate rises to 11.1% in March

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2026-04-22

Helsinki (dpa-AFX) - Finland's unemployment rate rose further in March to its highest level in nearly 11 years, data from Statistics Finland showed on Wednesday. The jobless rate increased to 11.1% in March from 10.9% in February and 10.1% a year earlier. It was the highest level since May 2015, when the rate stood at 11.7%. The number of unemployed people rose to 315,000 in March from 312,000 in the previous month. Meanwhile, the employment rate......

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