diff --git a/src/FACT_jobs.jl b/src/FACT_jobs.jl
index 679d4a7dba39e96bdb71a5cd7cf04bd52d399207..5baeb2f4793dc264c5a95924c958c25c00519c82 100644
--- a/src/FACT_jobs.jl
+++ b/src/FACT_jobs.jl
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function eu_lfs(conn::MySQL.Connection, selection::Dict)
     # iterate over geo objects
     for id in geo_id
         # prepare query
-        query = "SELECT Nace as industry, ((EmpTh_Q1+EmpTh_Q2+EmpTh_Q3+EmpTh_Q4)/4)*1000 as jobs FROM LFS WHERE Year = "*string(year)*" AND GeoID = '"*id*"';"
+        query = "SELECT Nace as industry, ((EmpTh_Q1+EmpTh_Q2+EmpTh_Q3+EmpTh_Q4)/4)*1000 as jobs FROM LFS WHERE Year = $year AND GeoID = '$id';"
         # execute
         result = query_connection(conn, query)
         # add geo_id col