Work & Labour in Estonia

954 indicators covering work & labour for Estonia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of employment outside the formal sector (current ILO definition) 5.24 2025 up 67.7% 29th
Youth unemployment rate by country of birth 37.3% 2025 up 54.1% 7th
Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data 946 2026 up 120.0% 24th
Early leavers from education and training by labour status 10.2% 2025 down 25.5% 8th
Agricultural labour input statistics by NUTS 2 region - absolute 16.55 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 2023 down 25.7% 34th
Children in employment 2.08 2024 up 322.6% 39th
Children in child labour 0.522 2024 up 210.7% 40th
Share of children in child labour 1.1 2024 up 122.0% 27th
Labour input in construction - annual data 91.8 Index, 2021=100 2025 up 5.4% 42nd
Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of 16.3% 2025 up 117.3% 16th
Informal employment, female 3.9% 2024 up 158.4% 32nd
Informal employment, male 7.2% 2024 up 226.1% 24th
Informal employment 5.6% 2024 up 198.6% 27th
Agricultural labour input statistics by NUTS 2 region - indices 96.3 Index, n-1 = 100 2023 up 0.1% 23rd
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate 8.12 2025 up 17.3% 17th
Unemployment rate 8.12 2025 up 17.3% 17th
Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - annual data 94.8 Index, 2021=100 2025 up 0.6% 40th
Fatal occupational injury rates 1.4 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 56.5% 57th
Informal employment 20.2% 2024 up 114.7% 27th
Collective bargaining coverage rate 15 2018 down 40.0% 47th
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued 21.1 2025 up 95.4% 22nd
Informal employment, male 23.0% 2024 up 113.3% 27th
Employees working shifts - % of total employees 18.6% 2025 up 0.5% 25th
Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of 25.0% 2025 up 88.0% 17th
Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of 20.9% 2025 up 113.3% 9th
Employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of 7.6% 2025 up 38.2% 20th
Job tenure by professional status and occupation 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and 2.0% 2025 down 48.7% 38th
Employed persons working in the evenings by professional status - % 25.1% 2025 up 32.1% 16th
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, quarterly 149.8 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 89.1% 16th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 77.9% 2025 up 1.8% 30th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 77.9% 2025 up 1.8% 30th
Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by 10.0% 2025 up 20.5% 14th
Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education 86.6% 2025 up 3.8% 28th
Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in 13.4% 2025 down 19.3% 17th
Participation rate of young persons in education and training by 91.6% 2025 down 5.1% 40th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by labour 62.2% 2025 up 10.1% 22nd
Share of children in child labour -- General Production Boundary 1.1 2024 up 122.0% 23rd
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs 37.4 Rate 2025 down 1.6% 21st
Informal employment, female 12.6% 2024 up 120.6% 37th
Persons in part-time employment by country of birth - % of total 56.6% 2025 up 21.7% 15th
Annual net earnings 17,472 2025 up 100.2% 29th
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights 1,000 2025 unchanged 1st
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data 149.8 Index, 2020=100 2025 up 100.3% 13th
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap 72.88 Rate 2025 up 15.9% 25th
Average full time adjusted salary per employee 26,546 Euro 2024 up 102.5% 18th
Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children 19,242 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2025 up 48.6% 38th
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap 28.51 Rate 2025 up 24.5% 36th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 10.9% 2025 down 5.2% 11th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 10.9% 2025 down 5.2% 11th
Population in private households by educational attainment level and 1,012 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.0% 39th
Population in private households by educational attainment level and 16.8% 2025 down 12.5% 33rd
Employees by educational attainment level and occupation 9.3% 2025 down 17.0% 25th
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract 9.3% 2025 down 17.0% 24th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 9.3% 2025 down 17.0% 25th
Participation rate of young persons in formal education by labour 90.6% 2025 down 6.1% 40th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 48.7% 2025 up 39.1% 14th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 48.7% 2025 up 39.1% 14th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 48.7% 2025 up 39.1% 14th
Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit 9.3% 2025 down 17.0% 25th