Work & Labour in Estonia 954 indicators covering work & labour for Estonia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 381.51 2025 down 7.5% 61st Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 66.43 2025 up 6.9% 13th Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 290,717 Thousand hours worked 2026 up 0.1% 36th Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 754.94 2025 up 11.7% 59th Days not worked per 1000 workers due to strikes and lockouts 121 2009 — 9th Number of labour inspection visits 4,159 2023 up 16.7% 53rd Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 93.02 Index, 2020=100 2026 down 4.9% 43rd Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.35 2025 down 7.7% 17th Median monthly earnings of employees 2,431 2025 up 111.1% 33rd Public sector employment as a share of total employment 21.9% 2020 down 7.9% 30th Main agricultural labour force by age and sex of the farm manager 15,970 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 28.4% 23rd Agricultural labour force by size of the farm and NUTS 2 region 15,970 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 28.4% 23rd Agricultural labour force by legal entity, work status and sex of 15,970 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 28.4% 23rd Number of labour inspectors 46 2023 up 24.3% 62nd Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 1,370 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.3% 41st Trade union density rate 6.02 2019 down 20.8% 80th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 10.9 2025 down 5.1% 36th Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 16.3 Euro 2025 up 154.7% 20th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 15.58 2025 up 0.8% 59th Labour inspection visits per inspector 90 2023 down 6.5% 33rd Agricultural family labour force by age, sex of farm manager and NUTS 1.03 billion Euro 2023 up 52.8% 22nd Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 34,630 Euro 2025 up 100.3% 25th Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 1.16 million Thousand hours worked 2025 up 0.7% 36th Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued 21.1 2025 up 95.4% 37th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 11.68 2025 up 12.5% 16th [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 44.0% 2022 up 71.2% 36th SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized 3 2025 — 1st Existence of a national strategy for youth employment 3 score 2025 — 1st LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 7.11 2023 down 38.6% 28th Time-related underemployment 5.41 2023 down 48.4% 42nd Time-related underemployment rate 0.892 2023 down 50.1% 28th Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 1.17 million Thousand hours worked 2024 up 2.9% 36th Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 32.6 2024 down 5.2% 47th Labour force by educational attainment level 749.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.8% 39th Employed persons by professional status 693.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.5% 39th Employed persons by professional status and occupation 693.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.5% 39th Employed persons by professional status and full-time/part-time 693.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.5% 39th Self-employed persons by occupation 76.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 31.6% 39th Employees by occupation 615.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.2% 38th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation 693.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.5% 39th Population in private households by degree of urbanisation and labour 1,012 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.0% 39th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 74.1% 2025 up 6.6% 6th Employment rates by educational attainment level 68.5% 2025 up 5.4% 10th Employed persons by educational attainment level 693.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.5% 39th Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level 698.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.4% 39th Self-employed persons by educational attainment level 76.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 31.6% 39th Employees by educational attainment level 615.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.2% 38th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 693.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.5% 39th Unemployment rates by educational attainment level 7.5% 2025 up 17.2% 11th Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level 262.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 11.7% 39th Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment 56.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 29.8% 37th Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by 254 Thousand persons 2025 down 13.7% 39th Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private 25.9% 2025 down 15.1% 39th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 8.89 2025 up 14.9% 31st Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment 15.2% 2025 up 42.1% 18th Temporary employees by occupation 21.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.0% 42nd Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract 21.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.0% 42nd Temporary employees by educational attainment level 21.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.0% 42nd Persons having a second job by educational attainment level 45 Thousand persons 2025 up 51.0% 31st Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs 45 Thousand persons 2025 up 51.0% 31st ← Previous Page 8 of 16 Next →