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Unemployment on a downward trend; despite that, the high unemployment enclaves require structural policy
16.05.2013.
Unemployment continues on a downward trend while employment is on the rise, pointing to a further recovery of the Latvian labour market. In early 2013 the rate of jobseekers (12.8% of the economically active population) was 3.5 percentage points lower year-on-year and 8.8 percentage points lower in comparison with the lowest point of the crisis three years ago.
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Registered unemployment rate (%)2013 IV10.4Graph
Number of registered unemployed (in thousands)2013 IV102.8Graph
Job seekers rate (%)2013 Q112.8CommentaryGraph
Nominal gross wages and salaries (year-on-year; %)2012 Q44.0CommentaryGraph
Real net wages and salaries (year-on-year; %)2012 Q42.5Graph
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