Work & Labour in Latvia

954 indicators covering work & labour for Latvia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Youth unemployment rate by country of birth 27.7% 2025 down 0.7% 23rd
Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data 780 2026 up 110.8% 31st
Early leavers from education and training by labour status 8.8% 2025 down 11.1% 16th
Agricultural labour input statistics by NUTS 2 region - absolute 55.8 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 2023 down 32.7% 25th
Labour input in construction - annual data 96.3 Index, 2021=100 2025 down 5.6% 39th
Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of 3.9% 2025 up 290.0% 39th
Informal employment, female 6.8% 2024 up 119.0% 21st
Informal employment, male 10.3% 2024 up 107.3% 21st
Informal employment 8.4% 2024 up 111.6% 21st
Agricultural labour input statistics by NUTS 2 region - indices 89.12 Index, n-1 = 100 2023 down 9.1% 36th
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate 7.42 2025 down 34.5% 18th
Unemployment rate 7.42 2025 down 34.5% 18th
Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - annual data 95.8 Index, 2021=100 2025 down 11.6% 38th
Fatal occupational injury rates 3.53 per 100,000 employees 2023 down 1.7% 30th
Informal employment 28.3% 2024 up 19.3% 26th
Collective bargaining coverage rate 27.3 2019 up 31.9% 35th
Informal employment, male 30.3% 2024 up 37.1% 26th
Employees working shifts - % of total employees 20.8% 2025 down 6.3% 21st
Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of 11.8% 2025 down 4.8% 33rd
Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of 9.3% 2025 down 5.1% 33rd
Employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of 6.4% 2025 down 7.2% 31st
Job tenure by professional status and occupation 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and 0.9% 2025 down 73.5% 43rd
Employed persons working in the evenings by professional status - % 15.5% 2025 down 34.0% 30th
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, quarterly 147.8 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 98.1% 18th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 77.5% 2025 down 0.8% 32nd
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 77.5% 2025 down 0.8% 32nd
Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by 10.4% 2025 down 5.5% 12th
Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education 86.5% 2025 down 1.4% 30th
Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in 13.5% 2025 up 9.8% 15th
Participation rate of young persons in education and training by 95.9% 2025 down 2.7% 25th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by labour 60.4% 2025 up 13.1% 27th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs 37.8 Rate 2025 down 9.4% 20th
Informal employment, female 22.9% 2024 down 18.4% 27th
Persons in part-time employment by country of birth - % of total 45.9% 2025 up 65.1% 25th
Annual net earnings 14,117 2025 up 138.1% 39th
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights 1,000 2024 unchanged 1st
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data 153.4 Index, 2020=100 2025 up 122.6% 11th
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap 83.13 Rate 2025 down 5.4% 11th
Average full time adjusted salary per employee 22,262 Euro 2024 up 98.6% 24th
Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children 18,593 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2025 up 116.3% 42nd
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap 33.32 Rate 2025 up 7.1% 29th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 9.1% 2025 down 13.3% 22nd
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 9.1% 2025 down 13.3% 22nd
Population in private households by educational attainment level and 1,369 Thousand persons 2025 down 7.0% 37th
Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.6% 2025 down 10.4% 37th
Employees by educational attainment level and occupation 7.0% 2025 down 7.9% 32nd
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract 6.9% 2025 down 9.2% 33rd
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 7.0% 2025 down 7.9% 32nd
Participation rate of young persons in formal education by labour 95.8% 2025 down 2.8% 20th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 39.0% 2025 up 40.3% 21st
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 38.5% 2025 up 38.5% 21st
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 39.0% 2025 up 40.3% 21st
Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit 6.5% 2025 down 14.5% 33rd
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 77.5% 2025 down 0.8% 32nd
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 77.5% 2025 down 0.8% 32nd
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 44.7% 2025 up 60.8% 20th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 18.3% 2025 up 39.7% 27th
Early leavers from formal education by labour status 9.3% 2025 down 8.8% 16th
Distribution of population aged 18 and over by part-time or full-time 8.6% 2025 up 30.3% 23rd