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Official statistics of Latvia
Official Statistics Portal of Latvia
Key Indicators

Unemployment rate (%)

Information on the unemployment rate of the population is acquired with the help of continuous Labour Force Survey. The survey allows to assess the economic activity of the Latvian population in annual, quarterly and monthly periods.

Unemployment rate is share of unemployed persons to the active population of the same age group, in per cent.

Unadjusted and seasonally adjusted monthly number unemployed are calculated indirectly using quarterly estimates of the Labour Force Sample Survey and monthly data on the registered unemployed provided by the SEA and based on the International Labour Organization (ILO) methodology.