Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity in Latvia
Latvia: Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity was 1.3% in 2008. ▼ Falling
Latest (2008)
1.3%
Change on year
down 18.8%
World rank
16th
of 39 countries
All-time high
3.4%
in 2001
All-time low
1.3%
in 2008
Years of data
9
2000–2008
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity in Latvia, 2000–2008
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2008, precarious employment by nace rev. 1.1 activity in Latvia stood at 1.3%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precarious employment by nace rev. 1.1 activity in Latvia peaked at 3.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2008.
Latvia ranks 16th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +30.8% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -26.5% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -18.8% |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is precarious employment by nace rev. 1.1 activity in Latvia?
- Precarious employment by nace rev. 1.1 activity in Latvia was 1.3% in 2008, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest precarious employment by nace rev. 1.1 activity recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest precarious employment by nace rev. 1.1 activity recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2008.
- How does Latvia rank for precarious employment by nace rev. 1.1 activity?
- Latvia ranks 16th out of 39 countries with data for 2008.
- Is precarious employment by nace rev. 1.1 activity rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity (2000-2008). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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