Study title

Public Employment and Business Services in Finland: Survey for Experts in TE Offices and Local Government 2021

Dataset ID Number

FSD3688

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3688
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3688

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Mäkinen, Niklas (Tampere University. Faculty of Social Sciences)
• Ojala, Satu (Tampere University. Faculty of Social Sciences)

Abstract

The study surveyed how public employment and business services contributed to unemployed people finding part-time or full-time employment in three regions in Finland. This survey examined the views of professionals working in TE Offices and local government pilots on employment on how public employment and business services support unemployed job seekers and job seekers on part-time and temporary contracts in finding full-time employment. FSD holdings contain two related datasets: FSD3686 Public Employment and Business Services in Finland: Survey for Job Seekers 2021 and FSD3687 Public Employment and Business Services in Finland: Survey for Employers 2021.

The survey consisted mainly of open-ended questions. The respondents were asked whether they had offered unemployed job seekers part-time or temporary employment, how job seekers had reacted to these offers, and how unemployed job seekers could be further encouraged to accept part-time or temporary employment while continuing to seek a full-time job. Additionally, questions surveyed whether there were differences in how often and in what manner job seekers were contacted based on whether they were unemployed or in part-time or temporary employment, as well as in what ways the respondents thought they and the TE Services could help people who were seeking a full-time job. Finally, the respondents were asked how public employment and business services should be developed in the future to better support job seekers in finding suitable employment.

The background variables include the respondent's organisation.

Keywords

employment; employment programmes; employment services; job hunting; labour market; part-time employment; return-to-work incentives; temporary employment; unemployed; unemployment; unemployment benefits

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Employment (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Labour and employment policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare systems/structures (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Mäkinen, Niklas (Tampere University. Faculty of Social Sciences)
• Ojala, Satu (Tampere University. Faculty of Social Sciences)

Funders

• Valtioneuvosto (VN TEAS)

Time Period Covered

2021

Collection Dates

2021-06 – 2021-08

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, South Savo, Lapland, Pirkanmaa

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Organization/Institution

Universe

Experts working in TE Offices or local government pilots on employment in the South Savo, Lapland and Pirkanmaa regions

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The survey was sent to all experts working in TE Offices or local government pilots on employment in the three regions. The experts' contact information was received from the Development and Administration centre for ELY Centres and TE Offices (KEHA). The invitation to participate was sent to 659 people. Most of the respondents were working as TE Office experts.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Unstructured questionnaire

Response Rate

19.7

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

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Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD3686 Public Employment and Business Services in Finland: Survey for Job Seekers 2021

FSD3687 Public Employment and Business Services in Finland: Survey for Employers 2021

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of respondents, the variable denoting the respondent's job title (G01Q02) was removed from the data and employees of the Savonlinna and Mikkeli local government pilots on employment were categorised into the same category. Some details, such as specific times or municipality names, were anonymised in the open-ended responses. Changes made at FSD are marked with [square brackets].

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Mäkinen, Niklas (Tampere University) & Ojala, Satu (Tampere University): Public Employment and Business Services in Finland: Survey for Experts in TE Offices and Local Government 2021 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2022-11-28). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3688

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

Kauhanen, M., Ojala, S., Mäkinen, N., Kyyrä, T. ja Pesola, H. (2022), Palvelujärjestelmän toiminta: osa-aikatyö, tilapäinen työ ja siirtymät kokoaikatyöhön. Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimustoiminnan julkaisusarja 2022:25. Valtioneuvoston kanslia. https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-383-032-5

Related Publications

Kauhanen, M., Ojala, S., Mäkinen, N., Kyyrä, T. ja Pesola, H. (2022), Palvelujärjestelmän toiminta: osa-aikatyö, tilapäinen työ ja siirtymät kokoaikatyöhön. Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimustoiminnan julkaisusarja 2022:25. Valtioneuvoston kanslia. https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-383-032-5