Latvia Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate in Latvia rose to 7.4% in Q1 2025, up from 6.9% in the previous quarter, reaching the highest level since Q2 2021. The number of unemployed persons increased by 8.9% to 69.5 thousand, while the number of employed slightly edged up by 0.1% to 868 thousand. Unemployment among women surged by 17%, while male unemployment rose by 3.3%. Despite the overall increase, the share of long-term unemployed (jobless for 12 months or more) declined to 33.6%, down from 38.7%. Meanwhile, 31.7% of the population aged 15–74 was economically inactive in Q1 2025, slightly down from 32.0% in the previous quarter.