Work & Labour in Latvia 954 indicators covering work & labour for Latvia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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 Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS 2.2% 2024 down 25.4% 37th 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 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 Domestic employment in final use by final producer industry 908,768 Persons 2024 up 3.7% 29th Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2 activity - annual data 1.3 Annual average 2025 up 8.3% 7th Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS 7.1% 2024 down 48.4% 19th 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 74 Thousand persons 2026 up 21.3% 30th Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 63.8% 2026 up 1.8% 21st Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job 20 Thousand persons 2026 up 81.8% 27th Distribution by occupation (ISCO-08) of the labour market demand for 4.5% 2026 down 26.2% 16th 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 394 Person 2024 up 1,258.6% 9th 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 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, occupation and educational 883.1 Thousand persons 2025 — 34th Employed persons by migration status, professional status and 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 Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job 16 Thousand persons 2025 — 33rd Persons employed in multinational enterprise groups by size class 0.2 Millions of persons employed 2024 unchanged 31st Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology 24.6 Thousand 2020 up 31.6% 36th Employer business demography by legal form and NACE Rev. 2 activity 86,503 2020 up 42.9% 27th Employer business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity 86,503 2020 up 42.9% 27th Structure of earnings survey - hourly earnings 586,492 2022 up 9.4% 30th Structure of earnings survey - monthly earnings 1,293 2022 up 125.7% 33rd Employment in principal railway enterprises, by type of railway 4,657 Number 2012 down 65.3% 33rd Persons employed in principal railway enterprises by sex 4,657 Number 2012 down 65.3% 33rd ← Previous Page 15 of 16 Next →