Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data (1992–2020) in Latvia
Latvia: Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data (1992–2020) was 76 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Latvia, 1997–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 76 for labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.0% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Latvia peaked at 215 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 58, in 2019.
Latvia ranks 37th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data (1992–2020) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 165 | — |
| 1998 | 153 | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 161 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 156 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 147 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 132 | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 117 | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 130 | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 94 | -27.7% |
| 2006 | 71 | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 60 | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 117 | +95.0% |
| 2009 | 215 | +83.8% |
| 2010 | 186 | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 155 | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 144 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 114 | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 101 | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 98 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 91 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 80 | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 67 | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 58 | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 76 | +31.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data (1992–2020) in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +95.0% | 60 | 117 |
| 2009 | +83.8% | 117 | 215 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 159.67 | 153 | 165 | 3 |
| 2000s | 123.9 | 60 | 215 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.4 | 58 | 186 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76 | 76 | 76 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Latvia?
- Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Latvia was 76 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 215 in 2009.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58 in 2019.
- How does Latvia rank for labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data?
- Latvia ranks 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data (1992–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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