Statistics by theme

Employment and unemployment

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Key indicators

Short description of trends and patterns in this theme. 

Unemployment rate tends to reduce

Unemployment rate tends to reduce

In 2018, there were 72.8 thousand unemployed persons in Latvia.

Employment rate raises

Employment rate raises

In 2018, 64.5 % of population in Latvia were employed.

Statistical tables

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Employed aged 15-74 by sex and month, thsd

Employed aged 15-74 by sex and month, thsd

Dataset
NB001m
Most recent data for may 2019
Year/Month: 2002M01, 2002M02, 2002M03, 2002M04, ..., 2019M05 (209)
Indicators: Unadjusted data, Seasonally adjusted data (2)
Sex: Total, Males, Females (3)
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Unemployed and unemployment rate aged 15-74 by sex and month

Unemployed and unemployment rate aged 15-74 by sex and month

Dataset
NB002m
Most recent data for may 2019
Year/Month: 2002M01, 2002M02, 2002M03, 2002M04, ..., 2019M05 (209)
Indicators: Unadjusted data, Seasonally adjusted data (2)
Sex: Total, Males, Females (3)
Unemployed/ Unemployment rate: Unemployed (thsd), Unemployment rate (%) (2)
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Population by labour status, education, sex and quarter

Population by labour status, education, sex and quarter

Dataset
NB030c
Most recent data for q1 2019
Year/Quarter: 2002/1st quarter, 2002/2nd quarter, 2002/3rd quarter, 2002/4th quarter, ..., 2019/1st quarter (69)
Education qualification: TOTAL, Higher education, Vocational education or professional secondary education, General secondary education, Basic education or less than basic education (5)
Labour status: Population, Active population, ..employed, ..unemployed, Inactive population (5)
Sex: Total, Males, Females (3)
Indicator: Number (thsd), % (2)
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Publications and press releases

Young Europeans (Eurostat)

Young Europeans (Eurostat)

Infographic
Published:

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Each fourth employed person in Latvia is at retirement or pre-retirement age

Each fourth employed person in Latvia is at retirement or pre-retirement age

Press Release
Published:

Data compiled by the Central Statistical Bureau and published in the publication “Labour Force Survey: Key Indicators in 2018” show that over the past ten years the average age of employed people has risen by 2.4 years, constituting 43.7 years in 2018.

Labour force survey: key indicators in 2018

Labour force survey: key indicators in 2018

Publication
Annual
Published:

The collection of statistics contains summarised results of the Latvian continuous Labour Force Survey 2018. The collection includes information about labour status of Latvian population (employed and unemployed) as well as statistics on inactive population and educational attainment. The collection contains key economic activity indicators in the Baltic States and European Union. Additionally, it includes the main results of LFS ad hoc module 2017 "Self-Employment".

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Related resources

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Registered unemployment (the State Employment Agency)

The State Employment Agency publishes regisgtered unemployment statistics on its homepage.

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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. 

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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).