Employment
Employment
Data of the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that in Q2 2023, according to working-day and seasonally non-adjusted data, the average gross wages and salaries for full-time work amounted to EUR 1,525.
In the first six months of this year, the largest number of workplace accidents occurred in the construction sector – 83, according to data from the State Labor Inspection (VDI), Latvian Radio reported on August 28.
Working in summer for pupils is provided every year by the State Employment Agency (NVA) pupil summer employment program. This year, pupils' willingness to work over the summer outweighed employers' supply, Latvian Television reported August 22.
Results of the Labour Force Survey conducted by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that in July 2023 actual unemployment rate in Latvia was 6.5 % and it has not changed over the month.
Results of the most recent Labor Force Survey (LFS) conducted by Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that in Q2 2023 Latvia had an unemployment rate of 6.4 %. Over the quarter it has not changed but over the year it has reduced by 0.2 percentage points.
A third of young people in Latvia aged 18 to 29 think they should receive a salary of above €1,500 after tax, according to a SEB bank survey, Latvian Radio reported on August 14.
The youth employment program is in full swing this month, with a large number of companies participating this year, enabling more than 7,500 teens to work in the summer, Latvian Radio reported on August 10.
Three out of five employees would leave their job for a higher-paying one, and the overall satisfaction of the employees with their work has decreased significantly over two years, according to a Kantar survey, Latvian Radio reported August 9.
On August 7, the Latvian Employers' Confederation (LDDK) sent an invitation to the Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) to encourage changes related to tax incentives available to the employer to cover the higher education costs of the employee.
The Latvian labor market is open to citizens outside the European Union but a lot of red tape is in the way. LSM is continuing its three-part series on problems and solutions to attracting foreign workforce.
The Latvian labor market is open to citizens outside the European Union but a lot of red tape is in the way. LSM is continuing its three-part series on problems and solutions to attracting foreign workforce.
Employers have stalled the raising of the minimum wage in Latvia without justification, said the head of the Free Trade Unions Association Egils Baldzēns on Latvian Television August 2.
Over the last five years, the number of guest workers from outside the European Union (EU) has been growing, and the country's labor profile is changing with the Russian war in Ukraine, LSM's Latvian-language service reported on August 1.
The many calls by employers to allow easier recruitment of guest workers seem to have brought some result. Under the leadership of the Ministry of Economics, a strategy for the development of human capital is to be developed, making it easier for employers to attract employees from abroad in the short term, Latvian Television reported July 31.
In June this year, Latvia registered the historically lowest number of unemployed people – there were slightly more than 50,000 registered unemployed, which is a 5.6% registered unemployment rate, Evita Simsone, director of the State Employment Agency (NVA), told Latvian Radio on July 26.
The Eurostat statistics agency has published data showing decade-long trends across the EU and beyond with regard to minimum wages.
Results of the Labor Force Survey published on July 20 by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that in June 2023 the actual unemployment rate in Latvia was 5.6 % and over the month it did not change.
There are signs in the unemployment statistics that labor reserves in Latvia are shrinking, said Evita Simsone, director of the State Employment Agency (NVA) in an interview on Latvian Television July 19.
Just over 16% of Latvia's potential labor force is not currently part of the working population, according to Eurostat figures published July 5.
On Thursday, June 29, the Constitutional Court found the government's approved lower rate of wages for pre-school teachers to be inconsistent with the Constitution, stating that the stability of the state and local government budgets is not an excuse to pay kindergarten teachers less than other teachers.
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.
Results of the Labour Force Survey published on June 20 by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that in May 2023 the actual unemployment rate in Latvia was 5.6 % and over the month it has reduced by 0.2 percentage points.
Provisional estimate published on June 19 by the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSB) shows that in 2022 the average hourly gross earnings of women were 17.1 % lower than those of men.
Data published on June 16 by the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia show that in Q1 2023 there were 23.9 thousand job vacancies in Latvia, which is 4.5 thousand vacancies or 15.9 % less than in Q1 2022.
A similar tool to a dating app is intended to reduce youth unemployment. For three weeks, young people have been able to meet with companies for a 15-minute interview on a new digital platform called “Work Tinder” (Darba Tinderis). For the time being, the project has a high level of youth activity, but the participation of entrepreneurs is less inspiring, Latvian Radio reported May 31.
Data published by the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSB) May 30 show that in Q1 2023 the average gross wages and salaries for full-time work amounted to EUR 1 462.
Results of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) published on May 25 by the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSB) show that in Q1 2023 Latvian unemployment rate constituted 6.4 %. Over the quarter it fell by 0.3 percentage points and over the year by 0.9 percentage points.
Results of the Labor Force Survey published on May 19 by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that in April 2023 actual unemployment rate in Latvia was 5.8 % and compared to March it has reduced by 0.3 percentage points.
Fresh data published by Eurostat May 17 show that young people in Latvia are rarely employed on short-term contracts, compared to the rest of the European Union.
Every year, the State Employment Agency (NVA) offers students job opportunities during the lengthy summer holidays. Applications have begun and several companies have already found their employees, Latvian Radio reported on May 17.
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