Analytics, Employment, Latvia

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Unemployment rate in Latvia remains at 14.3% at end-November

Nina Kolyako, BC, Riga, 07.12.2010.Print version
At the end of November 2010, the registered unemployment rate in Latvia was still at 14.3%, according to information from the State Employment Agency (SEA).

At end-month, SEA counted 161,789 unemployed people.

 

The country's lowest unemployment rate was registered in the Riga Region – 11%, while the highest rate was in Latgale Province (eastern Latvia) – 22.1%, writes LETA.

 

The unemployment rate has climbed the most in Ventspils – by 0.4%. In Rezekne, it increased 0.1%, but Riga, Jurmala and Liepaja showed a drop – between 0.1% to 0.2%.






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