Long-term unemployment rate in Latvia
In 2025, 2.3% of the labour force in Latvia had been unemployed for at least a year.
Latvia, 2025
2.3%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
1.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
1.8%
Position in 2025
10th of 34
Long-term unemployment rate in Latvia over time
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Latvia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.3% | 1.9% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | 1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | 2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | 2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | 2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | 5.4% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | 4.9% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | 4.3% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | 4.0% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | 3.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 2.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.9%, the figure has changed by −2.6 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Latvia has the 10th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.9%.
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All statistics for Latvia
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
6.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
14.8%
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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
78.2%
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Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
77.3%
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Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
7.3%
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Usual weekly working hours
38.7 hours per week
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