Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly was 89.8 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Lithuania, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
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, in 2007.
Lithuania ranks 1st of 46 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: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 51.8 | — |
| 1999 | 68.5 | +32.2% |
| 2000 | 67.9 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 64.2 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 63 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 56.8 | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 54.9 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 53.2 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 52.5 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 48 | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 48.2 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 70 | +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 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 76.6 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 89.8 | +17.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly 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 | +45.2% | 48.2 | 70 |
| 1999 | +32.2% | 51.8 | 68.5 |
| 2010 | +25.9% | 70 | 88.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.15 | 51.8 | 68.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.87 | 48 | 70 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.23 | 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 in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Lithuania ranks 1st out of 46 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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