Digital devices dominate daily work for 27% of jobs

More than one quarter of all people employed in Latvia spend all or most of their working time using digital devices, according to Eurostat data published June 27.

In 2022, nearly 30% of employed people in the EU aged 15-74 reported using digital devices for the entirety or most of their working time. Latvia's figure was slightly below that at 27.1%.

For Lithuania the figure was 24.4% and for Estonia it was 28.6%. 

The highest rates for people aged 15-74 were recorded in Luxembourg (47% of employed people), the Netherlands and Sweden (both 41%). Meanwhile, the lowest rates were recorded in Romania, Bulgaria and Greece (all 12%). 

In the EU as a whole, the proportion of employed people using digital devices during all or most of their working time increased with their level of education, regardless of sex. Among people with a low or medium level of education, women showed higher shares than men: 10% of women with low education spent all or most of their working time using digital devices, against 8% of men; 28% of women with medium education were in the same situation, against 16% of men. The trend reversed among people with a high level of education, where women recorded a share of 44%, while men 47%.

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