Growth of foreign population is reflected in number of new integration plans

In September, the number of unemployed foreign jobseekers totalled 43,952, which is 16 per cent of all unemployed jobseekers. The number of first integration plans is still considerably higher than before 2022, but their number was roughly at the same level as in the third quarter of 2023.

The figures in the Employment Bulletin for September 2024 show that:

• The number of unemployed foreign jobseekers totalled 43,952, which is 16 per cent of all unemployed jobseekers. The number of unemployed foreign jobseekers increased 20 per cent (7,391 persons) from the previous year.
  • The number of unemployed foreign jobseekers continues to increase. In the long term, this is explained by the growth of foreign labour in Finland.
• In the third quarter of 2024, a total of 4,905 first integration plans were prepared for clients of TE services.
  • The number of first integration plans was at about the same level as in the third quarter of 2023. Considerably more plans continue to be drawn up than before 2022.
  • In the third quarter of 2024, a total of 1,332 plans were drawn up for Ukrainians, which is 27 per cent of all plans. The growing number of plans for Ukrainians therefore explains the recent increase in the number of first integration plans only in part.
• According to the Labour Force Survey, the employment rate of foreign nationals was 61.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2024.
  • A significant peak was seen in the employment of foreign nationals in 2022. The figure now appears to have returned to its previous moderate growth track. This is likely to suggest that the downward trend in employment caused by the recession has reversed.

On the basis of the register data of the Employment Service Statistics and the survey data of the Labour Force Survey, the Centre of Expertise in Immigrant Integration publishes a monthly review of employment among foreign citizens and foreign-language speakers and of their participation in employment promotion services.

October 2024 overview of unemployment of foreign citizens and foreign-language speakers and their participation in employment promotion services (in Finnish)

More information:
Employment Bulletins