CSB - Central Statistical Bureau

03/20/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/20/2023 05:13

In February actual unemployment 7.0 % and registered 6.3 %20.03.2023

Results of the Labour Force Survey conducted by the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSB) show that in February 2023 actual unemployment rate in Latvia accounted for 7.0 % and compared to January it has increased by 0.1 percentage points.

Unemployment rate among men grew by 0.1 percentage points up to 9.1 % and among women it did not change and constituted 4.9 %.

The unemployment rate registered with the State Employment Agency (SEA) constituted 6.3 % and it has not changed since January. Compared to February 2022, actual unemployment rate has gone down by 0.3 percentage points and registered by 0.5 percentage points.

In February 2023 there were 66.5 thousand unemployed persons in Latvia (23.4 thousand women and 43.1 thousand men), which is an upturn of 0.6 thousand over the month and a downturn of 1.8 thousand over the year. Over the month, the number of both unemployed men and women grew by 0.3 thousand.

The SEA calculates registered unemployment rate by using own data on the registered unemployed persons and CSB data on active population (employed and unemployed persons) of working age. The actual unemployment rate is estimated based on not adjusted monthly survey results.

Registered unemployment rate by month - SEA website
Methodology used for CSB monthly estimates - reference metadata in official statistics portal section Employment and unemployment
Seasonal Adjustment of Time Series During COVID-19 Crisis

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