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According to Statistics Estonia, in the first quarter of 2023, the unemployment rate was 5.3%, the employment rate was 69.4%, and the labour force participation rate was 73.3%.
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Number of unemployed persons fell by 5,600 year on year
Date 15.08.2022
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According to Statistics Estonia, in the second quarter of 2022, the labour force participation rate was 73.1%, the employment rate was 68.8%, and the unemployment rate was 5.8%.
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The international Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC), which aims to collect data on people’s everyday competencies such as literacy, numeracy, information-seeking, use of computers and information technology, as well as their education and work experience, begins today. This is the second time that Estonia has participated in the survey.
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What is the labour market situation of males and females, Estonians and other ethnic nationalities, inhabitants of Tallinn and Tartu, people with higher or basic education, parents and people without children? How have employment, unemployment and other employment indicators changed in population groups?
In the first quarter, part-time employment increased
Date 15.05.2020
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According to Statistics Estonia, in the first quarter of 2020, the labour force participation rate in Estonia was 71.7%, the employment rate was 68.1%, and the unemployment rate was 5%. These indicators do not yet reflect the negative impact of the emergency situation on the Estonian labour market.
International students and graduates continue to contribute more in taxes to the Estonian economy
Date 12.01.2022
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According to Statistics Estonia, in the academic year 2020/2021, international students and graduates in Estonia paid more than ever before in labour taxes: a total of 16 million euros. At the same time, the number of international students was smaller, while the number of international graduates continued to rise. International students and graduates were most likely to work in information and communication as well as in education. Compared to local students, they worked more often in start-up enterprises.
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Statistics Estonia publishes short-term statistics on issues of importance to society. On this page, we have collected information on how various areas may be or may have been affected by the war in Ukraine and the emergency situation caused by the COVID-19 virus. We are updating data on Ukrainian citizens in the Estonian labour market, and we continue to update short-term death statistics. The results of the mobility analysis carried out during the COVID-19 emergency situation and the short-term statistics of labour market and enterprises will no longer be updated, but data can still be
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Statistics Estonia's short-term labour market statistics show that over the past year and a half, there have been fewer young people aged 20–29 working in both the broader information and communication sector and the more specific field of computer programming. While in previous years the field of computer programming was growing mainly because of young people, in the past year their numbers have fallen.
The results of the population census have been published
Date 16.12.2022
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The results of the 2021 population and housing census have been published. The data on the Estonian population collected during the census helps us understand what life is like in Estonia today.
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The culture and meaning of work have changed significantly over time. In addition to earning an income to cover basic needs, people expect self-growth and self-realisation opportunities from their jobs. Work life quality at the society level means healthy and skilled jobs for as many people as possible in order to ensure high employment and productivity. Employers hope to find people with suitable skills from the labour market. Employees wish to work secure, safe and interesting jobs, which are also flexible enough to allow contributing to the society outside the job and enjoying fulfilling