Data content
The report contains data on the recipients of unemployment benefits partly financed by municipalities and on benefit expenditure by employment area and municipality. The data are shown for the latest month and as time series for the previous 13 months.
The report only covers unemployment benefits which receive municipal funding. Unemployment benefits paid during unemployment are partly funded by municipalities in the event that the unemployed recipient has already been paid earnings-related unemployment allowance, basic unemployment allowance or labour market subsidy for a minimum of 101 days. The municipalities' financial responsibility also extends to unemployment benefits paid to those who participate in employment-promoting services. The report does not include benefits that are paid for a shorter period than 101 days and financed entirely by the state.
You can export data from the report into Excel using the Export to Excel function. In Excel, the data are presented only per employment area.
Employment area
The tab Employment area shows an overview of the benefit in the selected employment areas. The indicators show the number of benefit recipients in the selected employment area during the latest month, the recipients’ share of the population (as a percentage), the benefits paid out, the municipality's share of the financing and the benefits paid out per recipient. The line charts show monthly data on the recipients’ share of the population and the benefits paid out per recipient in the last 13 months.
From the menu, you can select a specific employment area. Data for that area will be shown in the indicators and line charts. If you select (ctrl) more than one employment area, the data for these areas is added up. The default selection is ‘Whole country’.
You can choose a different time period for the indicators by selecting it in the line charts.
From the menu, you can select an age group to narrow down the data. The default selection is all age groups.
Employment area comparison
In the tab Employment area comparison, you can compare individual employment areas. The line charts show the benefits paid out per recipient in each employment area and the recipients’ share of the population in %. Monthly data are shown for the last 13 months.
You can select the employment areas of your choice in the menu. The line charts are shown according to your selection. The default selection is ‘Whole country’.
You can select an employment area in the line charts. The selected employment area will be highlighted in the charts.
From the menu, you can select an age group to narrow down the data. The default selection is all age groups.
Municipality
In the Municipality tab, you can analyse a specific benefit in a selected employment area and its constituent municipalities. The indicators show, for the municipalities in the selected employment area and in the latest month, the number of recipients, the recipients’ share of the population in %, the benefits paid out, the municipality’s and the state’s share of the financing, and the benefits paid out per recipient. The line charts show the recipients’ share of the general population in %, while the bar chart shows the benefits paid out per recipient over the last 13 months.
You can select the employment area and municipality you are interested in. Data on them will be shown in the indicators and the charts. If you select more than one municipality, data for them will be added up. The default selection is Etelä-Karjala and its constituent municipalities.
You can choose a different time period for the indicators by selecting it in the line charts.
From the menu, you can select an age group to narrow down the data. The default selection is all age groups.
Municipality comparison
In the Municipality comparison tab, you can compare individual municipalities. The horizontal bar chart shows the benefits paid out, divided between the state’s and municipality’s share of the financing (EUR per recipient), while the line charts show, analysed by municipality, the benefits paid out (EUR per recipient) and the recipients’ share of the general population in % over the last 13 months.
You can select municipalities with the search function. The line charts are shown according to your selection. The default selection is Kuusikkokunnat (The six largest Finnish municipalities).
You can select a municipality in the line charts. The selected municipality will be highlighted in the charts. You can choose a different time period for the horizontal bar chart by selecting a specific period in the line charts.
From the menu, you can select an age group to narrow down the data. The default selection is all age groups.
Variables and classifications
- Number of recipients: Counted among recipients are persons who were paid benefits during the reference month.
- Recipients’ share of the general population in %: Benefit recipients as a share of the general population aged 15–69.
- Benefits paid out (EUR): Benefit expenditure.
- Benefits paid out (EUR per recipient): Average amount of benefit paid per recipient.
- Share of the municipality (EUR): Share of the unemployment benefit payments funded by the municipality.
- Government share (EUR): Share of the unemployment benefit payments funded by the state.
- Share of the municipality (EUR per inhabitant): Population-adjusted (population aged 15-69) share of the unemployment benefit payments funded by the municipality.
- Government share (EUR per inhabitant): Population-adjusted share (population aged 15-69) of the unemployment benefit payments funded by the state.
- Benefit: Unemployment benefits partly financed by municipalities.
- Employment area: Employment areas. Persons who live in the Åland Islands employment area or outside Finland are only included in the data for the whole country.
- Municipality: Ammatillisen kuntoutuksen kuntoutustoimenpiteet.
- Time period: Month.
- Age group: 15 to 69-year-olds, in five-year age groups.
- TYM clients: Clients of joint cross-sectoral employment-promoting services (TYM) that Kela is aware of.
Note
The recipient totals shown by employment area differ from the per-municipality figures. In a given month, persons may be recorded as recipients in more than one municipality, while only being recorded once at the employment area level.
When the number of recipients in a municipality is 1-3, the data are not shown. These obscured data are presented as two dashes.
Availability of statistics
- The data are for the last 13 months.
- The reference month is based on the month of benefit payment.
- Benefits paid out (EUR): Benefit expenditure.
Updating frequency
Updated on the 15th day of each month.
Data source
- A complete dataset in the Kela data repository sourced from the processing system for unemployment benefits and the population data maintained by Kela.
- The population data obtained from the population data system are current to the last day of the reference month
Additional information
Contact information
Kela, Statistical Information Service
email: tilastot@kela.fi
