Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment was 86.4 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Lithuania, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 86.4 for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in 2020.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Lithuania peaked at 87.5 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 45.4, in 2008.
That places Lithuania 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 47.4 | — |
| 1999 | 65.4 | +38.0% |
| 2000 | 68.8 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 68 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 61.2 | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 51.8 | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 58.8 | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 59.1 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 55.8 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 51.1 | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 45.4 | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 65.8 | +44.9% |
| 2010 | 84.2 | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 87.5 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 87 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 86.4 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 84.1 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 81.1 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 78.1 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 78.6 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 78.8 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.2 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 86.4 | +9.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Lithuania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +44.9% | 45.4 | 65.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.4 | 47.4 | 65.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.58 | 45.4 | 68.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.5 | 78.1 | 87.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4 | 86.4 | 86.4 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Lithuania?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Lithuania was 86.4 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5 in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4 in 2008.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Lithuania ranks 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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