Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Latvia

Latvia: Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 was 0.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
33rd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2010
All-time low
0.1%
in 2007
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Latvia, 1998–2016

0.050.10.150.20.251998200720161998: 0.128 % of labor force aged 25-641999: 0.126 % of labor force aged 25-642000: 0.136 % of labor force aged 25-642001: 0.121 % of labor force aged 25-642002: 0.118 % of labor force aged 25-642003: 0.098 % of labor force aged 25-642004: 0.088 % of labor force aged 25-642005: 0.121 % of labor force aged 25-642006: 0.094 % of labor force aged 25-642007: 0.073 % of labor force aged 25-642008: 0.085 % of labor force aged 25-642009: 0.206 % of labor force aged 25-642010: 0.227 % of labor force aged 25-642011: 0.198 % of labor force aged 25-642012: 0.178 % of labor force aged 25-642013: 0.139 % of labor force aged 25-642014: 0.13 % of labor force aged 25-642015: 0.105 % of labor force aged 25-642016: 0.11 % of labor force aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2016, unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Latvia stood at 0.1%.

That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Latvia peaked at 0.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.

That places Latvia 33rd out of 108 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64) in Latvia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of labor force aged 25-64 Change
1998 0.1%
1999 0.1% -1.7%
2000 0.1% +7.8%
2001 0.1% -10.8%
2002 0.1% -2.7%
2003 0.1% -17.0%
2004 0.1% -9.8%
2005 0.1% +37.2%
2006 0.1% -21.8%
2007 0.1% -22.5%
2008 0.1% +16.7%
2009 0.2% +142.0%
2010 0.2% +9.8%
2011 0.2% -12.7%
2012 0.2% -9.9%
2013 0.1% -21.8%
2014 0.1% -6.6%
2015 0.1% -19.5%
2016 0.1% +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 30 Ireland 0.1% compare
  2. 31 Jamaica 0.1% compare
  3. 32 Brazil 0.1% compare
  4. 34 Lithuania 0.1% compare
  5. 35 Slovakia 0.1% compare
  6. 36 France 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Latvia?
Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Latvia was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
How does Latvia rank for unemployment rate, aged 25-64?
Latvia ranks 33rd out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64)
Unit
% of labor force aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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