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Construction volume up by 14% in the first quarter

Date 26.05.2022
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According to Statistics Estonia, in the first quarter of 2022, the total construction volume of Estonian construction enterprises in Estonia and abroad increased by 14% year on year.

Construction volume down by 6% last year

Date 21.02.2025
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The production value of Estonian construction enterprises in 2024 was 3.9 billion euros, including 2.4 billion euros’ worth of building construction and 1.5 billion euros’ worth of civil engineering. Compared with 2023, the volume of building construction fell by 9% and the volume of civil engineering works (roads, bridges, port facilities, pipelines, communication and electricity lines, sports fields, etc.) by 2%. Merike Sinisaar, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, pointed out that construction volumes decreased for the third year in a row. “The downturn in the domestic construction

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There were 9,598 job vacancies in the first quarter

Date 06.06.2024
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According to Statistics Estonia, in the first quarter of 2024, there were 9,598 job vacancies in the enterprises, institutions and organisations of Estonia. This is 16.3% less than in the same quarter last year. A little under 6,500 persons left their job at the initiative of the employer.

Foreign tourists’ visits to Estonian museums up by nearly a fifth

Date 16.05.2025
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“Last year, the average number of museum visits per person in Estonia was 1.9. The highest museum attendance was seen in Saare and Lääne counties, where there were respectively 4.1 and 3.9 museum visits per person. In Tallinn, the city with the most museums, the average number of visits per person stood at 2.9. Museum attendance was lowest in Rapla county (0.3), with modest figures observed also in Valga (0.7) and Viljandi (0.8) counties,” said Erik Lest, analyst at Statistics Estonia. The number of foreign tourists visiting museums is growing While foreign tourists visited Estonian museums

Largest and most comprehensive relationship survey to date reveals: it is in intimate partnerships that people in Estonia experience the most violence

Date 11.10.2023
Article
The first-ever relationship survey*, conducted by Statistics Estonia, points to several areas of concern in Estonian people's intimate relationships. Among other things, the results of the survey revealed that both women and men suffer physical, psychological, and sexual violence most often in couple relationships.

Labour Force Survey

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What kind of survey is it? The Labour Force Survey assesses the labour market situation in Estonia and provides an overview of the economic activity, employment, and working conditions of the Estonian population. This is the oldest and the largest full-year personal survey in Estonia. Who commissions the survey? Statistics Estonia has been administering the Estonian Labour Force Survey since 1995. The survey is commissioned by Eurostat and is conducted internationally. Also, with the Labour Force Survey, data are collected commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of

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