Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Estonia
Estonia: Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total was 72.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Estonia, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Estonia is 72.0%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Estonia peaked at 72.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2006.
That places Estonia 7th out of 44 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 38.7% | — |
| 1999 | 49.1% | +26.9% |
| 2000 | 51.1% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 47.3% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 52.8% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 38.3% | -23.9% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | -47.7% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | +24.7% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | +38.4% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | +68.7% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 47.1% | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 42.1% | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 48.1% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 62.7% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.9% | 38.7% | 49.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 21.5% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 42.1% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 72.0% | 72.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Estonia?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Estonia was 72.0% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2006.
- How does Estonia rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Estonia ranks 7th out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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