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Tea Vassiljeva, analyst at Statistics Estonia, explained that the unemployment rate, i.e. the share of the unemployed in the labour force, was 7.5% last year, which is just 0.1 percentage points lower than in 2024. In 2025, the average number of the unemployed was 56,200 – this is down by 900 from the year before. Unemployment grew the most among young men “Unemployment decreased among women but increased among men. Women’s unemployment rate, which was 7.5% in 2024, dropped to 6.6% in 2025. As for men, their unemployment rate grew by 0.7 percentage points compared with 2024 and reached 8.3% as

The total number of vacant and occupied posts in the second quarter was 590,408 – this is 0.9% less than in the same quarter of 2025. The number of vacant posts was the highest in education (1,558), public administration and defence, compulsory social security (1,274), wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (1,029), and manufacturing (968). “Looking at the labour market as a whole, employment did not increase in the second quarter. The Labour Force Survey data published in August showed a decline in the unemployment rate, but there was no comparable rise in

Eve Valdvee, the Agricultural and Technology Statistics Service Manager at Statistics Estonia, said that farm structure surveys offer a more complete picture of agriculture, including the trends in activities and the areas in need of funding. “Active participation in the survey is in the best interest of the agricultural sector – it ensures that the following data analysis and decision-making can be as accurate and relevant as possible,” emphasised Valdvee. Up to 4,000 enterprises and individuals will be surveyed. The sample list is based on register information (Agricultural Registers and

Statistics Estonia collects data about economic and social indicators to give a detailed overview of economic trends and life in Estonia. This year, Statistics Estonia will carry out over one hundred surveys involving more than 26,000 enterprises in total. Is there no other way to get these data?

On 27 January, Statistics Estonia’s customer support is available from 08:30 until 12:00. The customer support is closed on 28 January. On 27 and 28 January, sending and receiving email will be disrupted across the entire organisation. In case of urgent media enquiries, please contact the Media Relations Manager Susann Kivi by phone (+372 5696 6484). There may be disruptions in the use of Statistics Estonia’s research work environment from 27 to 30 January. The data releases scheduled for 27 and 28 January have been postponed due to the transition. The new release date is 30 January. This

Data from Statistics Estonia show that the most popular online services used by the population in Estonia are banking and email. Compared with 2023, the number of social media users has increased – up by 5.7% in 2024.

Statistics Estonia, commissioned by the Education and Youth Board, analysed for the fifth time the economic contribution of working international students and international graduates. Although the number of international degree students in Estonia was down from the previous years, international students paid 16.6 million euros in income and social tax in the academic year 2022/23, and graduates from the year before contributed 6.9 million euros. For students, this is 2.5 million euros more than in the previous academic year, while for graduates it is 1.5 million euros less.