Latvia's Unemployment Rate Sees Slight Increase in December

The unemployment rate for women rose by 0.1 percentage points up to 5.8 %, and for men it grew by 0.3 percentage points up to 8.4 %. In December 2025, there were 68.0 thousand unemployed persons in Latvia, which is 1.7 thousand more month-on-month and 2.3 thousand more year-on-year. Month-on-month, the number of unemployed men grew by 1.5 thousand, reaching 40.1 thousand, and the number of unemployed women rose by 0.2 thousand, reaching 27.9 thousand. The unemployment rate registered with the State Employment Agency (SEA) was 5.0 %. It increased by 0.2 percentage points month-on-month and reduced by 0.3 percentage points year-on-year. The rate is different because not everyone classed as unemployed in the CSB statistics is registered as such.