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Unemployment rate
Latvia — 34 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1992 | NA% |
| 1993 | 3.6% (March 1993); but large numbers of underemployed workers |
| 1994 | 5.6% (December 1993) |
| 1995 | 6.5% (December 1994) |
| 1996 | 6.5% (1995 est.) |
| 1997 | 7.5% (1996 official est.) |
| 1998 | 7% (1996) |
| 1999 | 9.2% (1998) |
| 2000 | 9.6% (1999 est.) |
| 2001 | 7.8% (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | 7.6% (2001 est.) |
| 2003 | 7.6% (2001 est.) |
| 2004 | 8.6% (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 8.8% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 7.5% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 6.5% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 5.7% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 7.5% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 97 5.7% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 19.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 163 17.1% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 18.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 161 17.1% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 14.3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 141 12.8% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 11.4% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 121 12.8% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 9.8% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 105 11.4% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 10.8% (2014 est.) | 9.9% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 108 |
| 2016 | 9.9% (2015 est.) | 10.9% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 114 |
| 2017 | 9.6% (2016 est.) | 9.9% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 128 |
| 2018 | 8.7% (2017 est.) | 9.6% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 8.7% (2017 est.) | 9.6% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 6.14% (2019 est.) | 6.51% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | 6.14% (2019 est.) 6.51% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | 6.14% (2019 est.) 6.51% (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | 7.6% (2021 est.) 8.1% (2020 est.) 6.31% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 6.53% (2023 est.) 6.82% (2022 est.) 7.51% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 6.8% (2024 est.) 6.5% (2023 est.) 6.9% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |