Latvia's unemployment fell from 20.7 % in 1996 to 6.6 % in 2025.
Latvia · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 17 with data
Latvia's youth unemployment fell from 38.3 % in 1996 to 13.0 % in 2025.
Latvia's long-term unemployment (% of unemployed) rose from 28.3 % in 2009 to 33.7 % in 2025.
Latvia's participation rose from 60.1 % in 1996 to 60.5 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
79th of 182 · 21st in Europe & C. Asia
Latvia's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 52.4 % in 1996 to 55.2 % in 2025.
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- Employment to population ratio (ages 15+)down −0.1 pts103rd of 182
- Employment rate (ages 15–64)up +0.7 pts20th of 34
- Labour force, totaldown −1.2 %140th of 182
- Self-employed (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts145th of 182
- Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts31st of 182
- Part-time employment (% of employment)up +0.8 pts21st of 34
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- Average wageup +3.3 %28th of 34
- Hours workeddown −1.4 %28th of 41
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- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)down −0.3 pts121st of 182
- Employment in industry (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts64th of 182
- Employment in services (% of total employment)up +0.4 pts54th of 182
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- GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)up +3.0 %50th of 168
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Latvia.
- Minimum wage relative to median wageNo data
- ProductivityNo data