Unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data (previous) in Estonia
Estonia: Unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data (previous) was 54 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data in Estonia, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data in Estonia stood at 54.
That represents a change of up 84.3% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data in Estonia peaked at 105.8 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 28.1, in 2007.
Estonia ranks 38th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data (previous) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 64 | — |
| 1999 | 75.9 | +18.6% |
| 2000 | 102.7 | +35.3% |
| 2001 | 83.9 | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 83.7 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 61.9 | -26.0% |
| 2004 | 63.5 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 47.9 | -24.6% |
| 2006 | 38.4 | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 28.1 | -26.8% |
| 2008 | 52.3 | +86.1% |
| 2009 | 105.8 | +102.3% |
| 2010 | 92.5 | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 77.6 | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 61.9 | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 58.9 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 42.7 | -27.5% |
| 2015 | 45.1 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 45.5 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 39 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 31.3 | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 29.3 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 54 | +84.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data (previous) in Estonia 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 | +102.3% | 52.3 | 105.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.95 | 64 | 75.9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.82 | 28.1 | 105.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.38 | 29.3 | 92.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54 | 54 | 54 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data in Estonia?
- Unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data in Estonia was 54 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 105.8 in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1 in 2007.
- How does Estonia rank for unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data?
- Estonia ranks 38th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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