12 pct unemployed

Estonia’s registered unemployment rate rose to a record this week as the Baltic country’s employers continue to cut jobs amid sagging demand, Bloomberg reports. 
The unemployment rate, based on the number of job-seekers registered with labor offices, increased to 11.9 percent as of yesterday, compared with 11.8 percent on Oct. 8, according to data released today [...]

Young people suffer the most in economic crisis

According to Statistics Estonia, on the labour market of Estonia, young people aged 15–24 have suffered the most due to the economic crisis; their unemployment increased more than three times in the 1st quarter of 2009 compared to the same period of the previous year.

The increase in unemployment in Estonia has been first of all [...]

Immigrants who speak Estonian are more successful on the labour market

According to Statistics Estonia, the Immigrant Population Survey reveals that in case of immigrant occupational career the skill of the Estonian language is more important than the immigrant background.

In spite of the rapid changes on the labour market recently, which have been mainly expressed through the growth of unemployment big differences of occupational division remained [...]

Foreigners must make at least 1000 EUR a month to keep residence permit

A foreigner must earn more than EEK 15,000 a month to keep residence permit, according to an Act which came to force in July, Eesti Päevaleht reports.
Migration and Citizenship Board (KMA) told to a foreigner that he is no longer eligible for residence permit, according to the new provision.
“The fact that I can speak pure Estonian isn’t considered [...]

The average wage is 12,716 kroons

According to Statistics Estonia, in the 2nd quarter of 2009, the average monthly gross wages and salaries were 12,716 kroons and the hourly gross wages and salaries were 77.16 kroons. Compared to the 2nd quarter of the previous year, the average monthly gross wages and salaries were by 4.4% lower and the average hourly gross [...]

Unemployment record high among men

According to Statistics Estonia, the unemployment rate rose to 13.5% in the 2nd quarter of the current year. A year ago the unemployment rate was 4%. The number of employed persons decreased by 64,000 during the year.

The rapid growth of unemployment, which had started in the second half of the previous year, continued in the [...]

Government to offer free courses to 5 000 adults in fall

The Estonian Education and Research Ministry has drawn up a plan of state-commissioned education for adults during the fall semester of 2009 in which free courses will be offered to 5 109 people.
Those wishing to attend the courses can acquire knowledge at 38 vocational schools and other schools providing vocational education in all counties. The [...]

Estonia in TOP 5 for undeclared work

Estonia among the first five for undeclared workforce, it appears from data released by Eurofound, E24.ee reports. 11 pct of Estonian residents said that they’ve done undeclared work in the past year. Estonia is fourth with that result – Denmark (18 pct), Latvia (15 pct) and Netherlands (13 pct) are first three and fifth is [...]

Last year average wage below 13,000 kroons

According to Statistics Estonia, in 2008, the average monthly gross wages and salaries were 12,912 kroons and the hourly gross wages and salaries were 77.52 kroons. Compared to 2007, the average monthly gross wages and salaries increased by 13.9% and the average hourly gross wages and salaries by 15.3%.

The growth of real wages, which took [...]

Report about migration

This paper of the Bank of Estonia presents new evidence from a unique survey of firm managers on migration patterns in Estonia in 2007. An average emigrant from Estonia was most likely a young person between 15-34 years of age, a blue-collar worker and male. Contrary to evidence from other countries and/or earlier time periods, [...]