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According to Statistics Estonia, in the first quarter of 2024, the unemployment rate was 7.8%, the employment rate was 68.4%, and the labour force participation rate was 74.2%.

Sigrid Saagpakk, analyst at Statistics Estonia, stated that the total number of vacant and occupied posts in the first quarter was a little over 594,000. “The number of vacant posts was the highest in education (1,274) and in public administration and defence (1,254). The number of occupied posts, however, was the greatest in manufacturing (97,736),” she said. The analyst noted that, in the first quarter of 2025, vacant posts accounted for 1.5% of the total number of posts. In the first quarter of 2024, vacant positions accounted for 1.6%. In the first quarter of this year, in addition to

According to Statistics Estonia, in 2023, the labour force participation rate was 73.9%, the employment rate was 69.2%, and the unemployment rate was 6.4%.

As of 15 May 2024, annual and quarterly data about the labour market are published in separate tables. The changes will primarily affect users accessing these data with a machine-to-machine interface.

The total number of vacant and occupied posts in the fourth quarter was a little under 599,000. “The number of vacant posts was the highest in public administration and defence and compulsory social security (1,277). The number of occupied posts was the greatest in manufacturing (98,898),” said Sigrid Saagpakk, analyst at Statistics Estonia. Vacant posts accounted for 1.5% of the total number of posts. In addition to public administration, the other activities with a bigger number of job vacancies were information and communication (1,205), trade (1,187) and education (1,120). The number of

According to Statistics Estonia, in the first quarter of 2024, the construction price index increased by 0.2% compared with the fourth quarter of 2023 and by 0.9% compared with the first quarter of last year.

According to Statistics Estonia, in the third quarter of 2023, the unemployment rate was 7.3%, the labour force participation rate 74.5%, and the employment rate 69.1%.

“In the third quarter, the total number of vacant and occupied posts was a little under 604,000. The majority of the posts were in manufacturing, trade, and education,” said Sigrid Saagpakk, analyst at Statistics Estonia. Vacant posts accounted for 1.6% of the total number of posts. The number of job vacancies was the highest in education (1,674), trade (1,322), and public administration and defence (1,278). The number of people leaving their job was the greatest in wholesale and retail trade. The number of people hired was the highest in education. The number of people leaving their job at

The total number of vacant and occupied posts stood at a little over 609,000. 50,365 persons were hired. 76% of job vacancies were in Harju county.

According to Statistics Estonia, in the second quarter of 2023, the unemployment rate was 6.7%, the employment rate was 69.2%, and the labour force participation rate was 74.2%.