Description of Forest sector labour force statistics

Compiler: Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
Statistics home page: Forest sector labour force
Subject matter: Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): No
European Statistical System (ESS): No

Description 

The data on forest labour force and earnings are produced by Statistics Finland. The labour force statistics include information on i.e. the employment status and gender distribution of employees and unemployment. The development of wages and salaries as well as earnings in the forest sector is monitored by branch of industry.

Information content

Information on the labour force is presented in staff numbers and percentages.

Classification used

The forest sector labour force is divided into the employed, unemployed and economically inactive. The labour force consists of the employed and unemployed. The employed are further divided into employees (wage earners and salaried employees) and self-employed and unpaid family workers. The wages and salaries as well as earnings in the forest sector are presented by branch of industry and type of remuneration. The Standard Industrial Classification TOL 2008 is applied to these statistics. It divides the forest sector into forestry, wood-products industries, and pulp and paper industries.

Data collection methods and source

The data on labour force, wages and salaries, as well as earnings in the forest sector are produced by Statistics Finland.

Update frequency

The data update has ended.

Preparation and publication schedule

The information is updated each year after figures are published by Statistics Finland.

Time series

Information on forest sector labour force is available since the 1980s. Information on the wages and salaries in the forest sector is available since 2008. The base year of the index of wage and salary earnings is 2005.