Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Estonia
Estonia: Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region was 101.2 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Estonia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 101.2 Thousand persons for labour market slack by nuts 2 region in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Estonia peaked at 168.8 Thousand persons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 66.3 Thousand persons, in 2008.
Estonia ranks 37th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 66.3 Thousand persons | — |
| 2009 | 143.4 Thousand persons | +116.3% |
| 2010 | 168.8 Thousand persons | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 142.9 Thousand persons | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 122.2 Thousand persons | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 103.2 Thousand persons | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 90.8 Thousand persons | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 82.4 Thousand persons | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 92.2 Thousand persons | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 79.8 Thousand persons | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 80.6 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 71.6 Thousand persons | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 91.2 Thousand persons | +27.4% |
| 2021 | 81.2 Thousand persons | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 77.1 Thousand persons | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 89.2 Thousand persons | +15.7% |
| 2024 | 101.3 Thousand persons | +13.6% |
| 2025 | 101.2 Thousand persons | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +116.3% | 66.3 Thousand persons | 143.4 Thousand persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 104.85 Thousand persons | 66.3 Thousand persons | 143.4 Thousand persons | 2 |
| 2010s | 103.45 Thousand persons | 71.6 Thousand persons | 168.8 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2 Thousand persons | 77.1 Thousand persons | 101.3 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- 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)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 749.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.4% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 74.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Estonia?
- Labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Estonia was 101.2 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 168.8 Thousand persons in 2010.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.3 Thousand persons in 2008.
- How does Estonia rank for labour market slack by nuts 2 region?
- Estonia ranks 37th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour market slack by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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 Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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