Work & Labour in Latvia

954 indicators covering work & labour for Latvia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 955,500 Persons 2025 down 3.9% 41st
Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2.94 2024 down 52.5% 72nd
Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 2.42 2024 down 30.0% 53rd
Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 2.71 2024 down 39.8% 36th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 13.86 2022 down 63.1% 61st
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 7.77 2022 down 47.9% 57th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -8.6 Percentage points 2025 up 18.1% 15th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -8.6 Percentage points 2025 up 18.1% 15th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 247.94 2024 up 31.1% 58th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 2.71 2024 down 39.8% 40th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -10.2 Percentage points 2025 up 23.3% 23rd
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -10.2 Percentage points 2025 up 23.3% 23rd
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate -1.6 Percentage points 2025 up 36.0% 40th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term -1.6 Percentage points 2025 up 36.0% 40th
Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2.64 2024 up 7.7% 59th
Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 1.6% 2024 down 51.5% 70th
Share of male workers in informal employment 1.6% 2024 down 51.5% 70th
Share of workers in informal employment 2.2% 2024 down 25.4% 69th
Share of female workers in informal employment 2.7% 2024 up 7.3% 67th
Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 2.2% 2024 down 25.4% 69th
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 11.46 2024 down 39.4% 42nd
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 2.2% 2024 down 25.4% 78th
Workers in the reference group 782.74 2015 down 11.8% 57th
Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians 3.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 5.9% 31st
Average weekly hours actually worked of employed persons ages 25 to 54 36.17 2024 down 3.5% 44th
Part-time employment - Regions 81,500 Persons 2025 up 15.8% 27th
Employer business demography by NACE Rev. 2 and NUTS 3 region 86,503 2020 20th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for 8.14 2024 down 38.0% 33rd
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.04 2024 down 34.7% 25th
Annual working hours per person employed 1,902 Hours 2016 down 0.2% 8th
Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 99 Index 2026 down 1.2% 28th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 95.3% 2024 down 1.2% 31st
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 94.4% 2024 up 21.2% 23rd
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) 6.89 2025 down 30.3% 23rd
Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 6.89 2025 down 30.3% 23rd
Unemployment rate 7.42 2025 down 34.5% 20th
Unemployment 62.28 2025 down 43.1% 51st
Youth labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 84.09 2025 down 56.2% 54th
Youth labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition) 36.89 2025 down 35.7% 54th
Youth outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 143.85 2025 up 1.0% 52nd
Youth employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 72.71 2025 down 55.7% 54th
Youth employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 31.9 2025 down 35.0% 54th
Working-age population 1,538 2025 down 6.7% 52nd
Youth unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 13.54 2025 down 6.6% 18th
Youth unemployment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 4.99 2025 down 40.0% 33rd
Labour force participation rate 54.61 2025 down 6.9% 48th
Labour force 839.75 2025 down 13.1% 52nd
Persons outside the labour force 697.99 2025 up 2.4% 50th
Employment-to-population ratio 50.56 2025 down 2.8% 47th
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate 7.42 2025 down 34.5% 20th
Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 1,820 Thousand persons 2026 down 6.8% 37th
Agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures 51.87 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 2025 down 33.4% 31st
Agricultural labour input statistics - indices 77.24 Index, 2020=100 2025 down 33.4% 41st
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 12.35 2025 down 4.9% 25th
Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data 63 Thousand persons 2026 down 31.5% 38th
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization for persons ages 25 to 10.8 2024 down 36.0% 26th
Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 65.8 2025 down 33.0% 57th
Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 57.37 2025 up 6.0% 38th
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 889.66 2025 down 0.7% 57th
Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 595.38 2025 down 9.9% 59th