Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts in Estonia
Estonia: Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts was 290,717 Thousand hours worked in 2026. ▼ Falling
Latest (2026)
290,717 Thousand hours worked
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
35th
of 40 countries
All-time high
326,435 Thousand hours worked
in 2006
All-time low
258,736 Thousand hours worked
in 2009
Years of data
29
1998–2026
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts in Estonia, 1998–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand hours worked.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 290,717 Thousand hours worked for employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts in Estonia peaked at 326,435 Thousand hours worked in 2006 and was at its lowest, 258,736 Thousand hours worked, in 2009.
Estonia ranks 35th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Thousand hours worked | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 318,755 Thousand hours worked | — |
| 1999 | 298,250 Thousand hours worked | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 296,627 Thousand hours worked | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 294,191 Thousand hours worked | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 293,091 Thousand hours worked | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 305,908 Thousand hours worked | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 303,036 Thousand hours worked | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 316,705 Thousand hours worked | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 326,435 Thousand hours worked | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 323,213 Thousand hours worked | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 309,488 Thousand hours worked | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 258,736 Thousand hours worked | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 269,056 Thousand hours worked | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 285,799 Thousand hours worked | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 282,300 Thousand hours worked | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 283,734 Thousand hours worked | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 294,067 Thousand hours worked | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 293,413 Thousand hours worked | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 290,362 Thousand hours worked | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 304,383 Thousand hours worked | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 294,655 Thousand hours worked | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 298,051 Thousand hours worked | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 282,471 Thousand hours worked | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 282,169 Thousand hours worked | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 287,137 Thousand hours worked | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 293,619 Thousand hours worked | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 293,554 Thousand hours worked | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 294,390 Thousand hours worked | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 290,717 Thousand hours worked | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 308,502 Thousand hours worked | 298,250 Thousand hours worked | 318,755 Thousand hours worked | 2 |
| 2000s | 302,743 Thousand hours worked | 258,736 Thousand hours worked | 326,435 Thousand hours worked | 10 |
| 2010s | 289,582 Thousand hours worked | 269,056 Thousand hours worked | 304,383 Thousand hours worked | 10 |
| 2020s | 289,151 Thousand hours worked | 282,169 Thousand hours worked | 294,390 Thousand hours worked | 7 |
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- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 68.5% (2025)
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- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 74.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts in Estonia?
- Employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts in Estonia was 290,717 Thousand hours worked in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 326,435 Thousand hours worked in 2006.
- What is the lowest employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 258,736 Thousand hours worked in 2009.
- How does Estonia rank for employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts?
- Estonia ranks 35th out of 40 countries with data for 2026.
- Is employment by main industry (nace rev.2) - national accounts rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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