Faces of joblessness in Finland
A people-centred perspective on employment barriers and policies
Following five years of economic growth, employment in Finland increased to 72.6%
of the working-age population in 2019. The effects of the strong recovery, however,
were not felt by all, and long-term unemployment remains stubbornly high.
This report uses a statistical clustering model to map individuals with similar support
needs into 8 “faces” of joblessness: (1) the rural inactive; (2) unstable workers;
(3) skilled retirees; (4) urban active; (5) female carers; (6) low-skilled youth;
(7) prime-aged low skilled; and finally (8) those with limited financial incentives.
These results shed light on the effectiveness of existing employment support strategies,
and lay the foundation for the development of holistic policy packages: that are tailored
to the barriers people face; that recognise most people with weak labour-market attachment
face multiple barriers, and that coordinate policy interventions across policy domains
and institutions accordingly.
Published on February 01, 2021
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