Work & Labour in Latvia

603 indicators covering work & labour for Latvia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology 24.6 Thousand 2020 up 31.6% 36th
Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology 9.5 Thousand 2020 up 21.8% 37th
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason 0.3% 2020 up 50.0% 4th
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity 9.1% 2024 down 35.0% 5th
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data 21 Thousand persons 2020 down 79.6% 36th
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by NACE Rev. 2 activity - structure 12.9% 2024 down 18.4% 12th
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total 45.6% 2020 down 18.3% 26th
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by type of ownership and NACE Rev. 10.6% 2024 down 47.5% 12th
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 13 Thousand persons 2020 down 64.9% 33rd
Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic 1,498 Number 2023 up 34.6% 35th
Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 7 Thousand persons 2020 down 53.3% 29th
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data 14 Thousand persons 2020 down 64.1% 31st
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data 8 Thousand persons 2020 down 46.7% 29th
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data 21 Thousand persons 2020 down 77.4% 36th
Accidents at work of employees by sex and severity 2,293 Number 2024 up 32.6% 36th
Job vacancy statistics by occupation and NUTS 1 region (OJA) 681.15 Thousand 2024 down 8.6% 21st
Domestic employment in final use by final producer industry 908,768 Persons 2024 up 3.7% 29th
Domestic employment in exports - EU country perspective 296,298 Persons 2024 up 9.3% 29th
Domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin 295,347 Persons 2024 up 9.2% 29th
Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2 activity - annual data 1.3 Annual average 2025 up 8.3% 7th
Job vacancy statistics by NACE Rev. 2 activity - quarterly data 305 2025 up 27.6% 12th
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 11.2% 2024 up 13.1% 11th
Employment in Foreign Controlled Enterprises 23.1% 2023 up 22.2% 10th
Enterprises that employ ICT specialists by NACE Rev.2 activity 13.1% 2024 down 24.6% 30th
Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during 69 Thousand persons 2026 up 13.1% 31st
Domestic employment in exports - EU perspective 8,794 Persons 2024 down 33.8% 18th
Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 65.1% 2026 up 3.8% 20th
Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job 23 Thousand persons 2026 up 109.1% 26th
Distribution by occupation (ISCO-08) of the labour market demand for 4.9% 2026 down 19.7% 12th
Employed HRST by category, NACE Rev. 1.1 activity and NUTS 1 region 425.6 Thousand 2008 up 36.7% 31st
Persons subject to EU Blue Card decisions by length of validity 162 Person 2025 up 252.2% 16th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 1,055 Thousand persons 2008 up 8.9% 31st
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 1,055 Thousand persons 2008 up 8.9% 31st
Classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme 11,423 Number 2024 up 57.5% 27th
Persons subject to EU Blue Card decisions by length of validity, age 394 Person 2024 up 1,258.6% 9th
Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment 4.69 2023 up 79.0% 4th
Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies 6.6% 2025 down 13.2% 12th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 8 Thousand persons 2020 down 82.6% 41st
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 12 Thousand persons 2020 down 77.4% 38th
Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies 30.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 18.7% 18th
Employment in Foreign Affiliates of Domestic Enterprises 1.89 2023 up 41.0% 25th
Employment in the environmental goods and services sector 28,973 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2022 up 12.5% 33rd
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data 11 Thousand persons 2025 — 31st
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment rates by 69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 6.3% 6th
Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and 69.3% 2025 — 16th
Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 64.5% 2025 — 19th
Employed persons by migration status, professional status and 883.1 Thousand persons 2025 — 34th
Employed persons by migration status, occupation and educational 883.1 Thousand persons 2025 — 34th
Employees by migration status and employment contract 755.1 Thousand persons 2025 — 34th
Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 6.9% 2025 — 12th
Services by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, H-N, S95) 8,085 2020 up 45.2% 32nd
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data 10 Thousand persons 2025 — 27th
Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) 25,272 2020 up 0.9% 34th
Construction by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, F) 11,558 2020 up 68.1% 35th
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data 27 Thousand persons 2020 down 49.1% 28th
Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during 60 Thousand persons 2025 — 33rd
Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) 340 2020 up 64.3% 20th
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - annual data 27 Thousand persons 2020 down 50.0% 28th
Private households by migration status, labour status and household 888 Thousand households 2025 — 31st
Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2006 = 100) - quarterly 71.8 Index, 2006=100 2020 down 9.0% 40th