Work & Labour in Latvia

89 indicators covering work & labour for Latvia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 33.1% 2025 down 10.9% 96th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 35.6% 2025 down 21.3% 141st
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.5% 2025 up 0.8% 100th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.8% 2025 down 0.8% 124th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.7% 2025 up 3.1% 79th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 34.4% 2025 down 16.8% 117th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.5% 2025 up 2.4% 34th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.7% 2025 down 0.1% 85th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 76.6% 2025 up 1.2% 50th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.2% 2025 up 2.3% 80th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 84.1% 2025 up 1.2% 29th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 58.3% 2025 up 7.1% 65th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 84.5% 2025 up 2.8% 58th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 88.5% 2025 down 0.7% 47th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 21.8% 2025 down 7.7% 66th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 86.3% 2025 up 0.2% 37th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.9% 2025 up 54.7% 129th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.8% 2025 down 24.3% 120th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.9% 2025 up 5.4% 127th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 11.7% 2025 down 8.3% 72nd
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 32.1% 2025 down 7.3% 41st
Employment in services (% of total employment) 71.5% 2025 up 4.5% 54th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 13.7% 2025 down 1.2% 150th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 15.9% 2025 down 5.7% 158th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 11.5% 2025 up 5.8% 140th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 5.0% 2025 up 14.9% 38th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 7.1% 2025 up 11.5% 34th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 3.0% 2025 up 23.9% 41st
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 13.2% 2025 down 7.0% 92nd
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 12.8% 2025 down 29.1% 89th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 12.9% 2025 down 20.6% 94th
GDP per person employed 80,906 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 21.4% 52nd
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 6.9% 2025 down 30.1% 65th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.7% 2025 down 30.6% 46th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.1% 2025 down 29.4% 89th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.7% 2025 up 4.8% 86th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.5% 2025 up 0.1% 125th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.6% 2025 up 2.6% 112th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 33.9% 2025 down 8.7% 87th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 38.3% 2025 down 15.3% 119th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.0% 2025 up 4.6% 76th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 36.1% 2025 down 12.5% 105th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 14.8% 2025 down 9.3% 68th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 16.1% 2025 down 10.7% 56th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 13.3% 2025 down 6.0% 84th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 8.9% 2025 down 24.3% 161st
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 9.2% 2025 down 2.1% 148th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 9.0% 2025 down 14.1% 158th
Productivity: output per hour worked 43.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 34.1% 41st
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 8.8% 2025 down 16.2% 163rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 28.7% 2025 down 9.9% 87th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 31.0% 2025 down 16.3% 130th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 29.9% 2025 down 13.4% 108th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 8.6% 2025 down 8.7% 157th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 52.2% 2025 up 5.7% 74th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 61.8% 2025 up 3.1% 123rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 56.5% 2025 up 4.5% 104th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 8.5% 2025 up 0.6% 145th
Unemployment with basic education 17.2% 2024 down 28.0% 13th
Unemployment with basic education, male 16.6% 2024 down 26.6% 13th