Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Estonia
Estonia: Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly was 72 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Estonia, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Estonia is 72, 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 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.5, in 2006.
That places Estonia 7th out of 46 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: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | -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 | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.9 | 38.7 | 49.1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.89 | 21.5 | 62.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.38 | 42.1 | 62.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72 | 72 | 72 | 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 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 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 46 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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