The unemployment rate in Latvia dropped further to 6 percent in the third quarter of 2019 from 6.4 percent in the previous period. That was the lowest rate since the last quarter of 2017, as the number of unemployed decreased by 2.6 thousand from the previous quarter to 58.9 thousand while the number of employed rose by 12.4 thousand to 917.8 thousand. Unemployment rate among young people aged 15-24 years also went down to 11.3 percent from 15.1 percent in the previous period. A year earlier, the jobless rate was slightly higher at 7 percent.

Unemployment Rate in Latvia averaged 11.17 percent from 2002 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 21.30 percent in the first quarter of 2010 and a record low of 5.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007. This page provides the latest reported value for - Latvia Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Unemployment Rate in Latvia is expected to be 5.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Unemployment Rate in Latvia to stand at 5.20 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Latvia Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 5.50 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Latvia Unemployment Rate

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
6.00 6.40 21.30 5.30 2002 - 2019 percent Quarterly

Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2019-02-22 11:00 AM Q4 6.9% 7% 8.10%
2019-05-22 10:00 AM Q1 6.9% 6.9% 7.3%
2019-08-15 10:00 AM Q2 6.4% 6.9% 6.9%
2019-11-15 11:00 AM Q3 6.0% 6.4% 6.1%
2020-02-21 11:00 AM Q4 5.80%
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News Stream
2019-08-15
Latvia Unemployment Rate Falls to 11-1/2-Year Low
The unemployment rate in Latvia dropped to 6.4 percent in the second quarter of 2019 from 6.9 percent in the previous period. That was the lowest rate since the last quarter of 2007, as the number of unemployed decreased by 5.4 thousand from the previous quarter to 61.5 thousand while the number of employed increased by 2 thousand to 905.6 thousand. The labor force participation rate edged down to 69 percent from 69.2 percent in the previous period.

2019-05-22
Latvia Jobless Rate Remains Lowest in Over a Decade
The unemployment rate in Latvia stood at 6.9 percent in the first quarter of 2019, the same as in the previous period and staying at the lowest figure since the second quarter of 2008 period. The number of unemployed decreased by 0.2 thousand from the previous quarter to 66.9 thousand while the number of employed fell by 6.2 thousand to 903.6 thousand. In the first quarter of 2019, Latvia still had the highest jobless rate among the Baltic States (4.7 percent in Estonia and 6.5 percent in Lithuania). A year ago, the unemployment rate was higher at 8.2 percent.

2019-02-22
Latvia Jobless Rate Lowest in Over 10 Years
Latvia’s unemployment rate decreased to 6.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 from 8.1 percent in the corresponding quarter of 2017. It was the lowest jobless rate since the second quarter of 2008, as the number of unemployed decreased by 12 thousand from the previous year to 67.1 thousand and employment increased by 7.6 thousand to 909.8 thousand. Moreover, Latvian jobless rate continued to be the highest among the Baltic States (4.4 percent in Estonia and 6 percent in Lithuania). In 2018, the unemployment rate was 7.4 percent, below 8.7 percent in 2017.


Latvia Unemployment Rate
In Latvia, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.

Latvia Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 6.00 6.40 21.30 5.30 percent [+]
Employed Persons 917.80 905.60 1404.00 830.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 57808.00 53783.00 194253.00 36690.00 [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 2.20 2.50 10.10 1.20 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 10.50 10.20 40.90 7.60 percent [+]
Labour Costs 124.11 121.10 124.11 34.64 points [+]
Job Vacancies 28712.00 29704.00 29704.00 1643.00 [+]
Wages 783.00 799.00 822.00 113.00 EUR/Month [+]
Minimum Wages 430.00 430.00 430.00 75.18 EUR/Month [+]
Population 1.93 1.95 2.67 1.93 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 63.25 63.00 63.25 59.50 [+]
Retirement Age Men 63.25 63.00 63.25 62.00 [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 69.90 69.00 70.20 59.90 percent [+]
Part Time Employment 76.60 68.80 116.00 48.80 Thousand [+]
Productivity 135.20 134.40 136.70 44.30 points [+]
Employment Change 1.00 -1.10 3.50 -6.70 percent [+]
Employment Rate 65.60 64.70 65.60 50.80 percent [+]
Full Time Employment 800.80 797.90 984.30 720.30 Thousand [+]