Number of recipients of earnings-related allowance remained consistent
In August, the number of recipients of earnings-related allowance at the Open Unemployment Fund remained consistent with the previous month. In August, 8.9% of A-kassa members received earnings-related allowance. In July, the number was 8.8%. However, of all recipients of earnings-related allowance, the share of lay-off period daily allowance recipients kept going down. At the […]
Number of earnings-related allowance recipients on the increase
At A-kassa, the number of earnings-related allowance recipients has typically decreased in the summer months and increased again in the autumn. This year, however, the numbers appear to have taken an upward turn already in August. By mid-August, a total of 5.4% of all members received earnings-related allowance, an increase of 0.2 percentage points from […]
Number of recipients of earnings-related allowance down in July as expected
In July, the number of recipients of earnings-related allowance at A-kassa was down five percent compared to June. 21,445 members received earnings-related allowance in July, representing a total of 8.8 percent of all members. The share of recipients of lay-off period daily allowance of all recipients of earnings-related allowance kept going down. At the end […]
Number of laid-off persons dropped considerably in June
In mid-June, the number of recipients of earnings-related allowance dropped at A-kassa Open Unemployment Fund by more than 20% compared to mid-May, and this discrepancy persisted until the end of the month. In June, a total of 22,561 members, or 9.3%, received earnings-related allowance. The share of lay-off period daily allowance recipients stood at over […]
Earnings-related allowance costs up more than 30%
In April, 13.4% of all Open Unemployment Fund members received earnings-related allowance from the fund, while the number of recipients remained at the March level. Compared to last year, however, the number of recipients has increased significantly, 30.5% from last April. This April, earnings-related allowance costs reached 48.1 million euros, an increase of 32.1% from […]
Number of earnings-related allowance recipients increased, especially in Pirkanmaa
The Open Unemployment Fund recorded a significant increase in the number of earnings-related allowance recipients during the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year. Looking at the numbers regionally, the largest increases occurred in Pirkanmaa (72%), Central Ostrobothnia (66%), Kanta-Häme (65%) and South Ostrobothnia (65%) during January–March. The number of […]
Survey on impact of cuts to unemployment security
In February, the Open Unemployment Fund asked its members about how the already implemented and upcoming cuts to unemployment security have impacted, or will impact, their finances, finding employment, and everyday life. 812 members responded to the survey. According to 60% of the respondents, the amendments in unemployment security have already affected or will affect […]
The proportion of laid-off members remained high
32,222 members received an earnings-related daily allowance from the Open Unemployment Fund in February. This was 35.3 per cent higher than in February last year. The proportion of those receiving daily allowance due to a lay-off remained relatively high being 42.4 per cent of all recipients. In February, a total of 32,222 members received […]
Amount of earnings-related unemployment allowance paid out on the rise
In August, the Open Unemployment Fund paid our 5.6 million euros more in earnings-related unemployment allowances than in July. Compared to 2022, the increase is 6 million euros. The number of recipients of earnings-related unemployment allowance grew by 16.2% from the previous year. In August, the Open Unemployment Fund paid earnings-related unemployment allowance to […]
The proportion of laid-off employees is falling – 55% of A-kassa members report that their job prospects are good
In May, 22,546 members (1,100 fewer than in April) received earnings-related unemployment allowance. The number of recipients increased by 7.9% compared with the same period last year. In May, 9.9% of the members of A-kassa Open Unemployment Fund received earnings-related employment allowance. Of all the recipients, 30.8% were temporarily laid-off. compared to 34.5% in […]
