The rate has gone down by 0.3 percentage points over the quarter and up by 0.5 percentage points over the year.
In Q2 2024 there were 65.8 thousand unemployed persons aged 15–74 (incl.), which is 5.2 thousand more than a year ago and 2.9 thousand fewer than in the previous quarter.
In Q2 2024:
— Statistics Latvia (@CSB_Latvia) August 15, 2024
💼 employment rate was 64.3 % of the total population (aged 15–74) and 29 % of young people (aged 15–24);
📝 5.2 % of employed persons held a second job;
💻 12.3 % of employees worked remotely. pic.twitter.com/H5Ymm2y9Nc
In Q1 2024 Latvian unemployment rate (7.2 %) was 0.9 percentage points above the EU average (6.3 %). In Q2 2024 it was lower than in Estonia (7.6 %) and Lithuania (7.0 %).
