Work & Labour in Estonia 954 indicators covering work & labour for Estonia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 693.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.5% 39th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 101.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.8% 37th Unemployment of previously employed persons 53.42 2024 up 22.5% 76th Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Number of strikes and lockouts 1 2018 unchanged 82nd Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 693.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.5% 39th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 693.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.5% 39th Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 370.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.6% 38th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 35.8 2024 down 5.5% 82nd Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 36.05 2024 down 5.1% 83rd Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 17.65 2024 up 10.5% 79th Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 0.025 2018 down 93.8% 83rd Youth employees 100.58 2024 down 13.5% 84th Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 42 2018 down 16.0% 73rd Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person 38.41 2025 down 0.5% 68th Average weekly hours usually worked per employee 38.58 2025 down 0.3% 66th Average monthly earnings of employees 2,847 2025 up 99.1% 76th Average monthly earnings of employees 2,847 2025 up 99.1% 74th Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 132,261 2024 down 22.5% 47th Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job 7.5% 2026 down 12.8% 18th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Population 1.18 million Persons 2026 up 8.0% 46th Unemployment rate 6.21 2031 up 0.5% 8th Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT 7.2% 2026 up 110.7% 9th Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.35 2025 down 7.7% 38th Median monthly earnings of employees 2,431 2025 up 111.1% 68th Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 15.8% 2024 down 13.4% 28th Female share of employment in senior and middle management 36.0% 2024 up 16.8% 47th Median monthly earnings of employees 2,431 2025 up 111.1% 67th Median monthly earnings of employees 2,431 2025 up 111.1% 67th Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 35.1 Thousand persons 2024 up 21.9% 37th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 0 2024 — 190th Own-account workers, total 5.5% 2016 up 3.7% 176th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.01 2024 up 6.6% 49th Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 11.48 2024 up 54.6% 75th Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1.63 2024 up 37.2% 67th Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 10.91 2024 up 82.9% 60th Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 0.7609 2014 up 8.1% 61st Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.7173 2014 up 85.9% 40th Labor market, Overall 0.6931 2014 up 34.4% 46th Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 1 2014 up 4.7% 1st Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.7624 2014 up 66.5% 24th Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.3826 2014 unchanged 86th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 11.3 2024 down 4.6% 27th Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 32.6 2024 down 5.2% 66th Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 61.49 2025 up 5.8% 25th Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 754.94 2025 up 11.7% 64th Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 826.76 2024 down 17.9% 41st Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 381.51 2025 down 7.5% 66th Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 3.0% 2021 up 34.7% 7th Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 86.56 2024 up 6.0% 12th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 92.9 2024 up 6.0% 4th Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 6.82 2024 up 0.8% 19th Informal employment 34.88 2025 up 126.3% 73rd Informal employment rate 6.1 2025 up 144.1% 60th Employment outside the formal sector 29.93 2025 up 55.6% 74th Share of employment outside the formal sector 5.24 2025 up 67.7% 64th Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 7.44 2025 up 16.0% 24th Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 56.17 2025 up 29.6% 64th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 698,800 Persons 2025 up 10.4% 42nd Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 56,200 Persons 2025 up 29.8% 42nd ← Previous Page 6 of 16 Next →