Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Estonia
Estonia: Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work was 27.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
27.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 41 countries
All-time high
31.0%
in 2016
All-time low
17.0%
in 2013
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Estonia, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of unemployment.
Analysis
In 2025, transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Estonia stood at 27.0%.
That represents a change of up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Estonia peaked at 31.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2013.
Estonia ranks 14th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of unemployment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 18.0% | — |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +23.5% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +24.0% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.0% | 17.0% | 31.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 26.0% | 30.0% | 6 |
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.4% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 749.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,012 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,012 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Estonia?
- Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Estonia was 27.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from unemployment to employment by previous work recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest transition from unemployment to employment by previous work recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2013.
- How does Estonia rank for transition from unemployment to employment by previous work?
- Estonia ranks 14th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from unemployment to employment by previous work rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work experience (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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