Some 441 000 Finns are employed in the municipal sector.
The number of personnel in the municipal sector grew quickly in the 1970s and 1980s, a period of expansion in welfare services. The number of personnel dropped in the recession years of the early 1990s, but started to rise again in the middle of the decade.
In 2011, the municipal sector employed 441 000 people. 
85 % of monthly salaried employees in the municipal sector are employed on full-time contracts. Three-quarters of all employees have permanent jobs.
Women account for about 79 % of municipal personnel. The average age of personnel is 45.6 years; that of permanent employees is 47.7 years.
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