Helsinki (06.01.2009 - Juhani Artto) At the of November 2008, the number of laid-off employees totalled 12,500, which was three times more than a month earlier.
Total number of registered unemployed jobseekers was 201,200. Of them 40,100 had been unemployed without interruption for more than a year. The number had reduced by 7,300 from November 2007.
The number of foreign citizens among the unemployed jobseekers totalled 12,100, up 500 from November 2007. A fifth of these foreign unemployed jobseekers were citizens of EU Member States or countries belonging to the European Economic Area.