Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Latvia
Latvia: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
38th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2010
All-time low
0.1%
in 2007
Years of data
19
1998–2016
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Latvia, 1998–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.1% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Latvia peaked at 0.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.
Latvia ranks 38th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.1% | — |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -21.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +148.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -21.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 7 |
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More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Latvia?
- Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Latvia was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total?
- Latvia ranks 38th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
- Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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