Work & Labour in Latvia

954 indicators covering work & labour for Latvia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 61.61 2025 up 2.6% 37th
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 414,971 Thousand hours worked 2026 down 2.6% 33rd
Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 955.45 2025 down 3.9% 57th
Days not worked per 1000 workers due to strikes and lockouts 0 2024 43rd
Number of labour inspection visits 10,726 2024 down 0.8% 45th
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 106.48 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 0.5% 32nd
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.348 2025 down 4.1% 18th
Median monthly earnings of employees 1,923 2025 up 139.9% 39th
Public sector employment as a share of total employment 23.6% 2020 down 1.1% 22nd
Main agricultural labour force by age and sex of the farm manager 55,160 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 33.3% 13th
Agricultural labour force by size of the farm and NUTS 2 region 55,160 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 33.3% 13th
Agricultural labour force by legal entity, work status and sex of 55,160 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 33.3% 13th
Number of labour inspectors 102 2024 down 4.7% 54th
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 1,838 Thousand persons 2025 down 7.0% 38th
Trade union density rate 10.65 2019 down 27.0% 65th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 9.12 2025 down 13.3% 45th
Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 9 Euro 2025 up 83.7% 34th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 17.07 2025 down 19.3% 58th
Labour inspection visits per inspector 105 2024 up 4.0% 29th
Agricultural family labour force by age, sex of farm manager and NUTS 1.78 billion Euro 2023 up 79.7% 20th
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 28,941 Euro 2025 up 105.8% 32nd
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 1.64 million Thousand hours worked 2025 down 2.9% 34th
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued 16.3 2025 up 111.7% 45th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 9.49 2025 down 32.1% 25th
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 46.1% 2022 up 121.6% 34th
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized 3 2025 unchanged 1st
Existence of a national strategy for youth employment 3 score 2025 unchanged 1st
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 8.97 2023 down 48.5% 20th
Time-related underemployment 6.84 2023 down 71.2% 41st
Time-related underemployment rate 0.87 2023 down 69.6% 29th
Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 1.67 million Thousand hours worked 2024 down 1.5% 33rd
Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 24.33 2024 down 54.7% 53rd
Labour force by educational attainment level 948.9 Thousand persons 2025 down 4.6% 36th
Employed persons by professional status 883.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.5% 36th
Employed persons by professional status and occupation 883.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.5% 36th
Employed persons by professional status and full-time/part-time 883.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.5% 36th
Self-employed persons by occupation 121.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.1% 34th
Employees by occupation 755.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 3.6% 36th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation 883.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.5% 36th
Population in private households by degree of urbanisation and labour 1,369 Thousand persons 2025 down 7.0% 37th
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 69.3% 2025 up 2.7% 18th
Employment rates by educational attainment level 64.5% 2025 up 6.1% 21st
Employed persons by educational attainment level 883.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.5% 36th
Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level 889.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 0.7% 36th
Self-employed persons by educational attainment level 121.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.1% 34th
Employees by educational attainment level 755.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 3.6% 36th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 883.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.5% 36th
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level 6.9% 2025 down 30.3% 13th
Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level 420.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 12.2% 37th
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment 65.8 Thousand persons 2025 down 33.0% 35th
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by 413 Thousand persons 2025 down 12.7% 37th
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private 30.7% 2025 down 5.5% 27th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.14 2025 down 34.2% 30th
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment 8.9% 2025 up 12.7% 26th
Temporary employees by occupation 20.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 31.6% 44th
Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract 20.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 31.6% 44th
Temporary employees by educational attainment level 20.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 31.6% 44th
Persons having a second job by educational attainment level 45.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 6.6% 27th
Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs 45.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 6.6% 27th
Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job 45.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 6.6% 27th