Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Latvia
Latvia: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment was 2.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Latvia, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 2.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in 2025.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Latvia peaked at 13.54 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.35 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 2024.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.56 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | — |
| 2001 | 6.87 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 13.54 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +97.1% |
| 2003 | 11.04 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 9.88 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 8.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 7.13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 4.14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -41.9% |
| 2008 | 3.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 4.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +66.4% |
| 2011 | 6.62 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 4.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -29.3% |
| 2013 | 4.38 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 3.29 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 3.75 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 3.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 2.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 3.19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +19.4% |
| 2020 | 2.76 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 2.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 2.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 2.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 2.35 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -9.8% |
| 2025 | 2.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.55 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 3.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 13.54 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 7.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2.35 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 7 Slovenia 9.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 7 Spain 15.31 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 8 Finland 15.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 9 Estonia 3.42 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 9 Portugal 15.06 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 10 Cyprus 14.42 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 11 Japan 14.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 11 Lithuania 1.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 12 Italy 13.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 13 Sweden 13.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
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- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,369 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,369 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 948.9 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Latvia?
- Employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in Latvia was 2.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.54 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2002.
- What is the lowest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.35 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment?
- Latvia ranks 10th out of 11 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of temporary employment with standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Data are reported for employees. Temporary employees are wage and salary workers whose job has a pre-determined termination date as opposed to permanent employees whose job is of unlimited duration. They include: i) persons with a seasonal job; ii) persons engaged by an employment agency or business and hired out to a third party for carrying out a “work mission”; iii) persons with specific training contracts (including apprentices, trainees, research assistants, probationary period of a contract, etc.). Country-specific exceptions to this generic definition may be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates