Finland – Unemployment among highly educated has grown significantly

Unemployment among the highly educated has grown significantly faster than in any other group, reports the daily Helsingin Sanomat.

Between last year and this year, overall unemployment rose by six percent. However the rate jumped by 18 percent among job seekers with Master’s degrees.

The unemployment rate among highly educated workers is around half of the overall employment rate at about four percent, but it is growing faster than in any other group.

The jobless rate among persons with Bachelor’s degrees grew by 15 percent during the past year, according to a statistics reported by the Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland, Akava…

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