Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia

Latvia: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural was 0.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
26th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2010
All-time low
0.1%
in 2007
Years of data
15
2002–2016

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia, 2002–2016

00.050.10.150.20.252002200920162002: 0.147 % of rural labor force in working age2003: 0.113 % of rural labor force in working age2004: 0.101 % of rural labor force in working age2005: 0.155 % of rural labor force in working age2006: 0.13 % of rural labor force in working age2007: 0.085 % of rural labor force in working age2008: 0.103 % of rural labor force in working age2009: 0.235 % of rural labor force in working age2010: 0.235 % of rural labor force in working age2011: 0.224 % of rural labor force in working age2012: 0.212 % of rural labor force in working age2013: 0.169 % of rural labor force in working age2014: 0.169 % of rural labor force in working age2015: 0.131 % of rural labor force in working age2016: 0.138 % of rural labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural labor force in working age.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.1% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in 2016.

That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia peaked at 0.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.

Latvia ranks 26th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) in Latvia, 2002 to 2016.
Year % of rural labor force in working age Change
2002 0.1%
2003 0.1% -23.4%
2004 0.1% -10.4%
2005 0.2% +53.5%
2006 0.1% -15.9%
2007 0.1% -34.4%
2008 0.1% +20.3%
2009 0.2% +128.4%
2010 0.2% +0.1%
2011 0.2% -4.4%
2012 0.2% -5.3%
2013 0.2% -20.5%
2014 0.2% -0.2%
2015 0.1% -22.5%
2016 0.1% +5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 8
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 23 Lithuania 0.2% compare
  2. 24 Slovakia 0.1% compare
  3. 25 Finland 0.1% compare
  4. 27 Ireland 0.1% compare
  5. 28 Serbia 0.1% compare
  6. 29 Brazil 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
How does Latvia rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural?
Latvia ranks 26th out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age)
Unit
% of rural labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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