Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total was 89.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Lithuania, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 89.8% for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Lithuania peaked at 89.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2007.
Lithuania ranks 1st of 44 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 51.8% | — |
| 1999 | 68.5% | +32.2% |
| 2000 | 67.9% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 64.2% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 54.9% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | +45.2% |
| 2010 | 88.1% | +25.9% |
| 2011 | 87.3% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 84.7% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 81.1% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 78.5% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | +17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.1% | 51.8% | 68.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 48.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 76.6% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 89.8% | 89.8% | 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 89.8% 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 89.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Lithuania ranks 1st out of 44 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 1.9%. 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 - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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