Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Estonia
Estonia: Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job was 15.5 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Estonia, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 15.5 Thousand persons for employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Estonia peaked at 20.7 Thousand persons in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5.5 Thousand persons, in 2019.
Estonia ranks 39th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 20.7 Thousand persons | — |
| 1998 | 16.9 Thousand persons | -18.4% |
| 1999 | 13.9 Thousand persons | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 14.1 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 19.6 Thousand persons | +39.0% |
| 2002 | 15.6 Thousand persons | -20.4% |
| 2003 | 18.1 Thousand persons | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 15.6 Thousand persons | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 14.3 Thousand persons | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 14.6 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 10.9 Thousand persons | -25.3% |
| 2008 | 9.8 Thousand persons | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 17 Thousand persons | +73.5% |
| 2010 | 17 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17.1 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.2 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 14.9 Thousand persons | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 11.8 Thousand persons | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 11.4 Thousand persons | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 9.9 Thousand persons | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 6.3 Thousand persons | -36.4% |
| 2018 | 6.3 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.5 Thousand persons | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 6.8 Thousand persons | +23.6% |
| 2021 | 14 Thousand persons | +105.9% |
| 2022 | 12.9 Thousand persons | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 12.4 Thousand persons | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 16.8 Thousand persons | +35.5% |
| 2025 | 15.5 Thousand persons | -7.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +105.9% | 6.8 Thousand persons | 14 Thousand persons |
| 2009 | +73.5% | 9.8 Thousand persons | 17 Thousand persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.17 Thousand persons | 13.9 Thousand persons | 20.7 Thousand persons | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.96 Thousand persons | 9.8 Thousand persons | 19.6 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.74 Thousand persons | 5.5 Thousand persons | 17.2 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.07 Thousand persons | 6.8 Thousand persons | 16.8 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.4% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,012 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Estonia?
- Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job in Estonia was 15.5 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7 Thousand persons in 1997.
- What is the lowest employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 Thousand persons in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job?
- Estonia ranks 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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