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Employment and unemployment
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Unemployment rate tends to reduce
In 2018, there were 72.8 thousand unemployed persons in Latvia.
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Publications and press releases
In May actual unemployment rate constituted 9.6 % and registered 8.4 %
In May 2020 actual unemployment rate in Latvia constituted 9.6 %, which is 0.4 percentage points more than in April.
A year after graduation of higher education institution four out of five graduates work
At the end of 2018, 81.4 % of graduates 2017 were employed, 2.9 % of graduates had registered unemployed status, but 8.2 % – were economically inactive.
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Registered unemployment (the State Employment Agency)
The State Employment Agency publishes regisgtered unemployment statistics on its homepage.
EU data on employment and unemployment
The Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) publishes on its home page information on employment and unemployment in the countries of the European Union.
International Labour Organisation
The database ILOSTAT of the International Labour Organisation provides annual data both on employment in the European countries (including Latvia) and information on other regions worldwide (America, Africa, Asia and Australia).