Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Latvia
Latvia: Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason was 0.3 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Latvia, 2007–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Latvia is 0.3, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Latvia peaked at 0.3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2007.
That places Latvia 4th out of 26 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.1 | — |
| 2009 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1429 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Latvia?
- Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Latvia was 0.3 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason?
- Latvia ranks 4th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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