LATEST TRENDS OF UNEMPLOYMENT TALLY AND NUMERICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE BALTIC COUNTRIES

Abstract

Publication describes two main types of unemployment official tally - statistical evaluation and official registration of the unemployed. Brief description is provided with regard to the employment facilitation authorities in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, as well as the unemployment tally and support legislation in all three countries. The statistically estimated unemployment trends between countries are compared from 1998 to 2012 and quarterly trends from 2007 to 2012, as well as the trends of recorded unemployment changes from 2004 to 2012. Statistically evaluated and registered unemployment is compared. Hypotheses for the potential causes of differences are raised.