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Finland's unemployment rate hits 9.4%, with jobless rate for men bleakest in EU

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Finland 's unemployment rate climbed to 9.4 percent in February , according to Statistics Finland .

The data-crunching agency's latest Labour Force Survey report revealed that 43,000 more people were out of work last month compared to February 2024 .

While unemployment figures rose, the number of people in employment also dropped by 64,000 .

Finland overtook Spain in January as EU country with the worst unemployment rate among men.

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