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Employment and unemployment
Key indicators
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Unemployment rate tends to reduce
In 2018, there were 72.8 thousand unemployed persons in Latvia.
Statistical tables
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Publications and press releases
In August actual unemployment rate constituted 8.6 % and registered – 8.2 %
In August 2020 actual unemployment rate comprised 8.6 %, which is 0.3 percentage points more than in July.
In July actual unemployment rate constituted 8.9 % and registered – 8.6 %
In July 2020 actual unemployment rate comprised 8.9 %, which is 0.2 percentage points more than in June.
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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).