Latvia
About the EURES Member
A network of State Employment Services and partners of European countries, whose main task is to support labor mobility between European Union/European Economic Area countries
EURES network is represented by the State Employment Agency (NVA) and its EURES advisers in Riga, Liepāja and Cēsis
One of the priorities of the EURES network in Latvia is providing support to those Latvians who return to Latvia
Registered unemployment rate 5,6 % (registered unemployed 49 668: women 55,8 %, men 44,2 %)
In the first half of 2023, 4039 employers applied for 49880 vacancies (the highest number in the construction, real estate sector, transport, logistics, manufacturing).
Employment rate (15-74 age) 886 200 (population of working age 1 158 585).
Sectors with labour shortages (ICT, customer service, engineering, construction, metal industry, transport).
Sectors with labour surpluses (clerical support workers, salespersons, agricultural and forestry workers, railway workers).
Most demand remote jobs (java developer, UI, UX designer, data engineer, senior accountant, project manager).
Vacancies portal of State Employment Agency of Latvia cvvp.nva.gov.lv
