Over 1 200 fewer unemployed in Lahti than a year ago

/ Lahti News in English

Despite the good development, Lahti’s unemployment rate was still over 13% at the end of August.

work and the logo of the business office on the door.
A small number of people who are no longer unemployed have moved on to rehabilitation or employment training. However, the vast majority have found a job. Archive photo.

The unemployment rate in Lahti has fallen significantly in a year. In August, the unemployment rate was more than two percentage points lower than a year earlier. The number of unemployed fell by just over 1 200.

But Lahti still has a very high unemployment rate of 13.2. In August, there were nearly 3 800 people in Lahti who had been unemployed for more than a year.

In Päijät-Häme, the best employment situation is in Hollola, where the unemployment rate is 7.1%.