LV · 2017 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Latvia, 2017
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
17.0%
Latvia, 2017
▼ 2.9% vs 2016 (17.5%)
Analysis
In 2017, Latvia's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 2.9% compared to 2016, reaching 17.0%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 18.5%.
Latvia ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 40.4% (from 28.5% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
91.9%
EU-27: 18.5%
Latvia timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a