Updated Occupational Barometer to include more data on short-term labour and skills needs

At the end of 2023, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will publish its first Labour Force Barometer, which will contain data on the need for labour and skills by occupation and sector. Previously, information on labour needs has been published in the Occupational Barometer, which will now be renamed. The aim is to create a better situation picture of the labour market in Finland as a whole and in the regions.

Updating the Occupational Barometer is part of the work carried out by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment to improve the anticipation of short-term labour and competence needs. In future, the Ministry will anticipate such needs for one year ahead, in contrast to the current time span of six months.

Regional experts will take part in the evaluations, but the composition of expert panels will expand. Key experts from different organisations representing regions and sectors will be invited to participate in the panels. In addition to experts from the employment and economic development administration (TE administration), experts specialising in education and employment from municipalities and educational institutions as well as representatives of employers will be invited to participate in the panels.

The statistical data used to support the work of the panels will be updated so that it will give a better situation picture of the regional labour markets. These changes will ensure as broad-based and reliable a view of the short-term labour and skills needs as possible, both regionally and nationally.

Next barometer will be published in late 2023

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has published the Occupational Barometer twice a year. Due to the ongoing update, the Occupational Barometer’s data on labour needs will not be published in spring 2023.

New web pages for the Labour Force Barometer will offer better and more accessible data content. 

The project to improve the short-term anticipation of labour and competence needs has received funding from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). It is a joint project of the Ministry and the KEHA Centre, which provides development and administrative services for the ELY Centres and TE Offices.

Inquiries:

Reino Savolainen, Senior Specialist, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, tel. +358 295 047 268, [email protected]