Monthly unemployment rates in Estonia
Estonia: Monthly unemployment rates was 7.44 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2025. ▼ Falling
Monthly unemployment rates in Estonia, 1997–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 7.44 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup for monthly unemployment rates in 2025.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly unemployment rates in Estonia peaked at 16.58 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.48 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.04 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 9.15 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 11.35 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.68 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 4.6 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 14.46 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.36 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 4.48 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 16.58 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.69 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 5.58 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 7.61 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 1 Spain 10.52 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 2 Finland 9.68 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 3 Colombia 8.9 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 4 Greece 8.89 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 5 Sweden 8.87 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 21.94 Persons (2022)
- Patents - international collaboration in technology development 50 Co-inventions (2023)
- Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 698.63 Persons (2025)
- Unemployed population — Unemployment 56.17 Persons (2025)
- Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked 1,610 Hours per year per person (2025)
- Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment 615.5 Persons (2025)
- Employment by professional status 698.77 Persons (2025)
- Incidence of unemployment by duration 24.96 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment 702.49 Persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly unemployment rates in Estonia?
- Monthly unemployment rates in Estonia was 7.44 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest monthly unemployment rates recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.58 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2010.
- What is the lowest monthly unemployment rates recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.48 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for monthly unemployment rates?
- Estonia ranks 2nd out of 10 groups with data for 2025.
- Is monthly unemployment rates rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Monthly unemployment rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the monthly unemployment rate is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The unemployment rate is calculated as the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force (i.e., the unemployed plus those in employment). The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.