Work & Labour in Latvia

954 indicators covering work & labour for Latvia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of adult temporary employees by number of children and age 6.0% 2025 down 37.5% 39th
Percentage of temporary employees by household composition 6.0% 2025 down 37.5% 39th
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in 6.6% 2025 down 8.3% 22nd
Percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children 17.7% 2025 up 50.0% 27th
Percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition 17.7% 2025 up 50.0% 27th
Employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity and other typologies 491.86 Thousand 2023 up 7.4% 24th
Unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability 6.6% 2024 down 51.2% 21st
Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity 7.0% 2025 down 7.9% 32nd
Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 883.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.5% 36th
Employed persons by detailed economic activity (NACE Rev. 2 two-digit) 883.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.5% 36th
Employed persons by job tenure and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 34 Thousand persons 2025 down 20.0% 33rd
Employed persons by occupation and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 889.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 0.7% 36th
Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 121.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.1% 34th
Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 755.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 3.6% 36th
Temporary employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 20.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 31.6% 44th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) 889.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 0.7% 36th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) 883.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.5% 36th
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional 38.4 Hour 2025 down 1.5% 24th
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.6 Hour 2025 down 1.8% 15th
Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who 14 Hour 2025 down 17.2% 11th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 889.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 0.7% 36th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 889.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 0.7% 36th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 889.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 0.7% 36th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 759.9 Thousand persons 2025 down 3.0% 36th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by job 110.1 Month 2025 up 12.8% 25th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 889.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 0.7% 36th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 883.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.5% 36th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 883.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.5% 36th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 883.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.5% 36th
Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 451.6 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.6% 35th
Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 451.6 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.6% 35th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 39.0% 2025 up 40.3% 21st
Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) 1,055 Thousand persons 2008 up 8.9% 31st
Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by NACE Rev. 2 294 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.3% 36th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 1,055 Thousand persons 2008 up 8.9% 31st
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by age 15 Thousand persons 2025 down 43.6% 30th
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by educational 15 Thousand persons 2025 down 43.6% 30th
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by citizenship 15 Thousand persons 2025 down 43.6% 30th
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by country of birth 15 Thousand persons 2025 down 43.6% 30th
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity 0.3% 2025 down 82.4% 36th
Labour market transitions - quarterly data 836 Thousand persons 2026 down 2.0% 37th
Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for 3 2025 unchanged 1st
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th 12.3% 2024 down 8.3% 23rd
Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies 74.4% 2025 up 1.2% 24th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 3.7% 2025 down 47.1% 15th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 3.7% 2025 down 47.1% 15th
Employment by sex, age and other typologies 399.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 32.2% 23rd
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data 68 Thousand persons 2025 down 18.1% 34th
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data 66 Thousand persons 2025 down 32.7% 33rd
Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data 55 Thousand persons 2020 down 49.1% 40th
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data 22 Thousand persons 2025 down 55.1% 33rd
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 17 Thousand persons 2025 down 19.0% 34th
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - annual data 15 Thousand persons 2025 down 34.8% 28th
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data 15 Thousand persons 2025 down 34.8% 28th
Unemployed persons by type of employment sought 78.7 Thousand persons 2020 down 61.8% 34th
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data 12 Thousand persons 2025 down 25.0% 31st
Labour transitions from temporary to permanent contracts by sex 58.3% 2025 up 2.1% 3rd
Percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age of 6.0% 2025 up 1.7% 15th
Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition 6.0% 2025 up 1.7% 15th
Use of computers and the internet by employees by NACE Rev. 2 activity 52.8% 2025 up 77.3% 23rd