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
The most recent figure for labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data in Latvia is 76, measured in 2020.
The figure 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.
That places Latvia 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 76 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 195, 39% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 76 is below the median for high income countries, which is 195, 39% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More work & labour data for Latvia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2718 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,152 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 365.13 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 470.3 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 455.07 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 925.37 1000 No (2100)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).