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In 2018, number of job vacancies rose by 5.7 thousand or 33.4 %
In 2018 there were 22.7 thousand job vacancies in Latvia, which is 5.7 thousand vacancies or 33.4 % more than in 2017.
The Statistical Yearbook of Latvia is the most exhaustive annual publication of statistical information on the national economy and socio-economic processes in the country. The publication reflects data on 2017 compared to previous years.
At home, at work, at school there are large differences between the lives of women and men in Europe, but there are also similarities. This digital publication The life of women and men in Europe – a statistical portrait aims at comparing women and men in their daily lives. It also shows how similar or different the everyday life of women and men is in European countries.
In the 2nd quarter, number of job vacancies rose by 7.8 thousand or 46.6 %
In the 2nd quarter of 2018 there were 24.5 thousand job vacancies in Latvia, which is 7.8 thousand vacancies or 46.6 % more than in the 2nd quarter of 2017. In public sector there were 7.2 thousand and in private sector 17.3 thousand job vacancies.
The text, tables and graphs of the informative leaflet present data on the occupied posts, labour costs and their components, as well as on hourly labour costs in Latvia in 2013-2017. Data are provided in breakdown by kind of economic activity and region.
In 2017, number of job vacancies rose by 2.6 thousand or 17.9 %
In 2017 there were 17.0 thou. job vacancies in Latvia, which is 2.6 thou. vacancies or 17.9 % more than in 2016.
The Statistical Yearbook of Latvia is the most exhaustive annual publication of statistical information on the national economy and socio-economic processes in the country. The publication reflects data on 2016 compared to previous years.
At home, at work, at school there are large differences between the lives of women and men in Europe, but there are also similarities. This digital publication The life of women and men in Europe – a statistical portrait aims at comparing women and men in their daily lives. It also shows how similar or different the everyday life of women and men is in European countries.
Number of occupied posts went up by 9.3 thousand or 1 %
At the end of the first half of 2017 in Latvia there were 903.2 thousand occupied posts, and, compared to the end of the first half of 2016, the number has grown by 9.3 thousand or 1.0 %.
The number of job vacancies keeps increasing
At the end of the 1st quarter of 2017 there were 15.7 thousand job vacancies in the country, and the indicator has risen by 1.9 thousand or 13.6 %, as compared to the 1st quarter of 2016, and by 1.3 thousand or 8.7 %, compared to the end of 2016.