NVA

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NVA
Latvian Labour Market after EU Accession
Guntra Zarina 22.06.2007 Reykjavik
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LATVIA

• Area 64 589 km2
• Border
• Total -1078 km
• Estonia 267 km
• Lithuania 453 km
• East 358 km
• Coast 531 km

Population Latvians Latvia
2 300 000 58 Riga 730 000
42 Daugavpils 110 000
16 Liepaja 86 000 51

male 46 female 54
Minimum salary 170 euro Average salary - 500
euro
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GDP growth rate ()
4
Inflation rate
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Employment rate (15-64) (at the end of the
year,)
6
Employment rate (15-64) (at the end of the
year,)
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Unemployment rate in Europe 2006 ()
Eurostat
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Registered Unemployment in Cities and Districts
Total number of registered unemployed persons
(February 28, 2007) 68 943
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Division of unemployed by gender
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Registered Unemployed by Education(February 28,
2007)
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Labour Demand in 2006
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Occupational mobility supply and demand (1)

• The most demanded professions (2006)
• Shop assistant
• Forestry machines operator
• Truck driver
• Project manager
• Cook
• Tailor
• Real estate agent
• Auxiliary worker
• Worker in fish processing

• The most common professions of unemployed
  (30.06.2006)
• Auxiliary worker
• Shop assistant
• Cleaner
• Cook
• Unqualified worker
• Driver
• Tailor

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Workers abroad
lt2years gt2 years. Total
UK 14512 4041 18553
Russia 1331 14015 15346
Ireland 10368 4435 14803
Germany 1622 4336 5958
Belarus 30 4999 5029
USA 608 3639 4247
Ukraine 311 3722 4033
Lithuania 116 1861 1977
Denmark 1055 467 1522
Sweden 652 817 1469
Estonia 414 815 1229
Norway 344 760 1104
Other EU countries 2832 2235 5067
Other third countries 1255 2981 4236
No information 553 923 1476
Total 36003 50046 86049
Source Latvian University
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Willing to work abroad
No
lt 3 months 219 14,0
3 months 1 year 679 43,4
1-2 years 242 15,4
2-3 years 79 5,1
3-4 years 18 1,1
4-5 years 44 2,8
gt 5 years 29 1,8
Forever 94 6,0
Dont know 164 10,5
Source Latvian University
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Motivation to work abroad
No
Higher salary 1 307 84,7
Better working conditions 475 30,8
New experience 391 25,4
Social guaranties 354 22,9
Career opportunities 300 19,5
To have a work 245 15,9
Work related to profession 204 13,2
Source Latvian University
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The number of valid residence permits by January
1 2007
Eurostat
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Trends of Key Indicators of Labour Market
LV 2001 LV 2002 LV 2003 LV 2004 LV 2005 LV 2006 LV Policy objectives 2008 2010 LV Policy objectives 2008 2010 EU target 2010
Employment rate (15-64) 58,6 60,4 61,8 62,3 63,4 66,3 65,0 67,0 70,0
Employment rate for women (15-64) 55,7 56,8 57,9 58,4 59,5 62,3 61,0 62,0 60,0
Employment rate for older workers (55-64) 36,9 41,7 44,1 48,0 49,5 53,3 48,0 48,0 50,0
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Thank you for your attention!
Guntra Zarina EURES manager 38, K.Valdemara
street Riga, LV-1010 Latvia