The actual unemployment level in Latvia was at 7.1% in January, which is the same as the month prior and 0.7 percentage points more when compared to the end of January 2023, according to data from the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP).
CSP notes that the level of unemployment in January 2024, when compared to December 2023, remained the same and was 6.3% among women. However, among men the unemployment level went up by 0.1 percentage points, reaching 8%.
At the same time, the statistical office notes that the unemployment level registered by the State Employment Agency (NVA) in January did not change and was at 5.7% of economically active residents at the end of the month. When compared to January 2023, the level of registered unemployment has gone down by 0.6 percentage points.
In 2024 there were 67 000 unemployed people in Latvia (29 000 women and 37 500 men). This is by 600 people more when compared to December and 6 500 more when compared to January 2023. In a month’s time the number of unemployed men went up by 700. The number of unemployed women remained unchanged.
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Unemployment level grows the most rapidly among men in Latvia
