LV · 2017 · lfsa_ergan
Employment rates by citizenship
Latvia, 2017
Employment rates by citizenship
71.9%
Latvia, 2017
▲ 2.7% vs 2016 (70.0%)
Analysis
In 2017, Latvia's employment rates by citizenship increased by 2.7% compared to 2016, reaching 71.9%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 72.1%.
Latvia ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 11.6% (from 64.4% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
99.7%
EU-27: 72.1%
Latvia timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergan