Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Latvia
Latvia: Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly was 46.8 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Latvia, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Latvia is 46.8, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Latvia peaked at 65.1 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 24.5, in 2004.
Latvia ranks 32nd of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 34.7 | — |
| 1999 | 36.9 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 34.2 | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 34 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 25.6 | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 26.9 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 24.5 | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 27.3 | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 35.8 | +31.1% |
| 2007 | 47.4 | +32.4% |
| 2008 | 43.3 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 65.1 | +50.3% |
| 2010 | 54.8 | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 49.3 | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 48.8 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 49.4 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 48.8 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 41.6 | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 50.7 | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 39.4 | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 35.3 | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 40.8 | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 46.8 | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.8 | 34.7 | 36.9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.41 | 24.5 | 65.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.89 | 35.3 | 54.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.8 | 46.8 | 46.8 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Latvia?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Latvia was 46.8 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.1 in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5 in 2004.
- How does Latvia rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Latvia ranks 32nd out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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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