Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in Estonia
Estonia: Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data was 54 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in Estonia, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 54 for unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.3% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in Estonia peaked at 105.8 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 28.1, in 2007.
That places Estonia 38th out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data 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 type of employment sought - quarterly data 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 type of employment sought - quarterly data in Estonia?
- Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in Estonia was 54 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 105.8 in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1 in 2007.
- How does Estonia rank for unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data?
- Estonia ranks 38th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by type of employment sought - 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 type of employment sought - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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