Work & Labour in Latvia 954 indicators covering work & labour for Latvia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 883.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.5% 36th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 108.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 37.5% 35th Unemployment of previously employed persons 59.56 2024 down 36.3% 75th Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Number of strikes and lockouts 0 2024 — 89th 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 Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 37.8 2024 down 2.0% 66th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 38.09 2024 down 1.6% 65th Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 15.93 2024 down 46.8% 81st Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 0 2024 — 84th Youth employees 114.14 2024 down 31.5% 82nd Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 0 2024 — 81st Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person 38.64 2025 down 1.0% 65th Average weekly hours usually worked per employee 38.96 2025 down 0.5% 62nd Average monthly earnings of employees 2,322 2025 up 129.3% 80th Average monthly earnings of employees 2,322 2025 up 129.3% 78th Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 7,719 2024 down 29.5% 73rd Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job 7.0% 2026 down 11.4% 23rd Labour indicators levels - Regions — Population 1.58 million Persons 2026 down 3.5% 44th Unemployment rate 6.26 2031 down 17.2% 7th Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT -0.8% 2026 down 103.1% 12th Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.348 2025 down 4.1% 40th Median monthly earnings of employees 1,923 2025 up 139.9% 76th Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 12.3% 2024 down 8.3% 49th Female share of employment in senior and middle management 44.0% 2024 up 4.6% 16th Median monthly earnings of employees 1,923 2025 up 139.9% 75th Median monthly earnings of employees 1,923 2025 up 139.9% 75th Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 38.2 Thousand persons 2024 up 7.3% 35th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 0 2024 down 100.0% 190th Own-account workers, total 7.8% 2016 up 15.3% 163rd LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.19 2024 down 36.7% 46th Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 21.9 2024 down 40.0% 70th Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2.48 2024 down 39.9% 55th Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 6.39 2024 down 65.5% 71st Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 0.7333 2014 up 1.7% 68th Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.5711 2014 down 9.3% 64th Labor market, Overall 0.6011 2014 down 1.8% 64th Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.9111 2014 unchanged 27th Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.4579 2014 unchanged 68th Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.5671 2014 unchanged 73rd LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 9.21 2024 down 40.3% 36th Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 24.33 2024 down 54.7% 72nd Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 57.37 2025 up 6.0% 46th Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 955.45 2025 down 3.9% 62nd Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 247.94 2024 up 31.1% 60th Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 595.38 2025 down 9.9% 63rd Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 2.9% 2021 up 53.5% 8th Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 83.14 2024 up 5.2% 29th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 88.78 2024 up 1.2% 21st Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 6.36 2024 down 36.2% 21st Informal employment 69.24 2025 up 68.2% 67th Informal employment rate 8.91 2025 up 85.5% 57th Employment outside the formal sector 63.41 2025 up 41.2% 67th Share of employment outside the formal sector 8.16 2025 up 55.7% 54th Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 6.89 2025 down 30.3% 28th Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 65.8 2025 down 33.0% 63rd Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 889,700 Persons 2025 down 0.7% 40th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 65,800 Persons 2025 down 33.0% 41st ← Previous Page 6 of 16 Next →