The performance of the Finnish labour markets in the 1990s

The performance of the local labour markets is important to analyze because they are so called functional regions. This approach has been chosen in the Nordic project where the researchers have been from Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. This report consists of the wider results of the Finnish ca...

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Main Authors: Heikkilä, Elli, Korhonen, Sirpa
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Siirtolaisuusinstituutti 2002
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Online Access:https://www.doria.fi/handle/10024/178272
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Summary:The performance of the local labour markets is important to analyze because they are so called functional regions. This approach has been chosen in the Nordic project where the researchers have been from Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. This report consists of the wider results of the Finnish case study. This research is basically financed by Nordregio and Ministry of the Interior. Preface 1. Policies affecting labour markets and migration in Finland 1.1 Labour force policy 1.2 Regional policy 1.3 Higher education policy 2. Data 3. Description of the study area 3.1 The labour market areas 3.2 Population characteristics 3.3 Income level 3.4 Education level 4. The performance of the local labour markets 4.1 Field of business and education 4.2 The characteristics of stayers and migrants 4.3 Primary field of activity 4.4 In- and out-flows of labour force 4.5 Who gets the new jobs? 4.6 Index of performance 4.7 Net migration 5. Conclusion References Appendix.