Estonia’s unemployment rate declined to 7.1% in the third quarter of 2025, down from 7.4% in the same period a year earlier. This marked the lowest jobless rate since the fourth quarter of 2023, as the number of unemployed persons fell by 2.1 thousand year-on-year to 54.2 thousand. Meanwhile, the employment rate edged up to 69.7% from 69.1%, with the number of employed persons rising by 3 thousand to 705.1 thousand. The employment growth was driven mainly by young and middle-aged workers: 451.2 thousand people aged 15–24 and 25–49 were employed, an increase of 3,800 from a year earlier. Meanwhile, the labor force participation rate increased to 75.1% from 74.6%. source: Statistics Estonia
Unemployment Rate in Estonia decreased to 7.10 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 7.80 percent in the second quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Estonia averaged 7.91 percent from 1989 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 19.50 percent in the first quarter of 2010 and a record low of 0.50 percent in the second quarter of 1989. This page provides - Estonia Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Estonia Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Estonia decreased to 7.10 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 7.80 percent in the second quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Estonia is expected to be 7.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Estonia Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 7.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.