Part-time employment rate in Latvia stood at 6.42% in 2025, according to OECD. The latest value is up 0.33 percentage points from 6.09% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 6.79% (down 0.37 percentage points since). The highest value since 2000 was 8.83% in 2000, the lowest 5.32% in 2006. Latvia ranked 35th highest of the 44 countries in this dataset in 2025; Netherlands ranked first.
Data source: OECD · Unit: % · Category: Labor and Employment · Explore more indicators on EconDash
Part-time employment rate, measured in %, reflects labor market conditions in Latvia, indicating the balance between available workers and job openings. It serves as a crucial signal of economic health, consumer spending capacity, and social stability. Labor market data typically includes multiple dimensions: unemployment rates, employment-to-population ratios, labor force participation, and wage growth. Each metric captures different aspects of job market dynamics — for example, the unemployment rate counts only those actively seeking work, while the participation rate reveals how many working-age people are engaged in the labor market. In Latvia, labor statistics are gathered through household surveys, employer reports, and administrative records like unemployment benefit claims. Changes in Part-time employment rate often precede broader economic shifts: rising unemployment typically signals slowing economic activity, while tightening labor markets may foreshadow wage pressures and inflation.
Part-time employment rate in Latvia stood at 6.42% in 2025, according to OECD.
The latest value is up 0.33 percentage points from 6.09% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 6.79% (down 0.37 percentage points since).
Latvia ranked 35th highest of the 44 countries in this dataset in 2025; Netherlands ranked first.
The highest value since 2000 was 8.83% in 2000, the lowest 5.32% in 2006.
| Indicator | Part-time employment rate |
|---|---|
| Country | Latvia |
| Category | Labor and Employment |
| Unit | % |
| Source | OECD |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
Loading chart...
OECD. (2026). Part-time employment rate — Latvia [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/part-time-employment-rate/LVA. Original source: https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_FTPT%40DF_FTPT_COMMON_INC&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE&df[vs]=1.0
OECD. "Part-time employment rate — Latvia." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/part-time-employment-rate/LVA. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_FTPT%40DF_FTPT_COMMON_INC&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE&df[vs]=1.0.
OECD. 2026. "Part-time employment rate — Latvia." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/part-time-employment-rate/LVA. Original source: https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_FTPT%40DF_FTPT_COMMON_INC&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE&df[vs]=1.0.
@misc{econdash_part_time_employment_rate_lva,
author = {{OECD}},
title = {{Part-time employment rate --- Latvia}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/part-time-employment-rate/LVA},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ\&df[id]=DSD\_FTPT\%40DF\_FTPT\_COMMON\_INC\&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE\&df[vs]=1.0}
}Browse indicators available for Latvia. Click any indicator to view its interactive chart, compare with other countries, and download historical data.
| Demographics | 56 indicators |
|---|---|
| Healthcare | 49 indicators |
| Macroeconomics | 126 indicators |
| Real Estate | 4 indicators |
| Education | 39 indicators |
| Commodities and Energy | 107 indicators |
| Technology and Internet | 10 indicators |
| Transport and Logistics | 18 indicators |
| Labor and Employment | 40 indicators |
| Financial Markets | 5 indicators |
| Total indicators | 454 |