Labour market,

wages and salaries in Estonia

November 2014

Source: Statistics Estonia

Compiled by Kadri Seeder

LABOUR MARKET

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Source: Statistics Estonia

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Labour force participation rate, % Employment rate, % Unemployment rate, %

Source: Statistics Estonia

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Accommodation and food service activities

Public administration and defence, compulsory social…

Transportation and storage

Construction

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and…

Electricity, gas, steam, water supply; sewerage, waste…

Other activities

Information and communication

Human health and social work activities

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Professional, scientific and technical activities

Mining and quarrying

Financial and insurance activities

Education

Arts, entertainment and recreation

Real estate activities

Manufacturing

Administrative and support service activities

Employed persons by economic activity

3rd quarter 2014

3rd quarter 2013

Source: Statistics Estonia

Change

6.2%

4.9%

3.9%

3.0%

2.5%

1.7%

1.4%

1.4%

1.4%

1.0%

0.1%

-0.8%

-1.0%

-1.6%

-2.5%

-2.8%

-3.8%

-8.7%

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Managers

Professionals

Technicians and associate professionals

Clerical support workers

Service and sales workers

Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers

Craft and related trade workers

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

Elementary occupations

Employed persons by major group of occupations

3rd quarter 2014

3rd quarter 2013

Source: Statistics Estonia

Change

6.1%

0.3%

6.4%

16.3%

8.6%

14.7%

1.7%

-9.0%

-17.2%

WAGES AND SALARIES

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Average monthly labour costs per employee, euros

Source: Statistics Estonia

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Source: Statistics Estonia

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Change of average monthly gross wages and real wages

Change of real wages

Change of monthly gross wages

Change of hourly gross wages

Source: Statistics Estonia

Note: Real wages take into account the influence of the change in the consumer price index

The same quarter of previous year = 100

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Real estate activities

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Financial and insurance activities

Education

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Human health and social work activities

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Public administration and defence;…

Arts, entertainment and recreation

Manufacturing

Professional, scientific and technical…

Economic activities total

Wholesale and retail trade; Repair of…

Mining and quarrying

Electricity, gas, steam and air…

Water supply; sewerage, waste…

Construction

Accommodation and food service activities

Other service activities

Information and communication

EUR

Average monthly gross wage by economic activity

3rd quarter 2014 3rd quarter 2013

Source: Statistics Estonia

Change

12.8%

11.3%

9.5%

9.1%

8.5%

7.4%

7.1%

7.0%

6.7%

6.1%

5.5%

5.0%

4.2%

4.1%

3.3%

2.4%

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Hiiu county

Viljandi county

Pärnu county

Jõgeva county

Valga county

Saare county

Lääne county

Järva county

Lääne-Viru county

Tartu county

Rapla county

Average

Võru county

..Tallinn

Harju county

Põlva county

Ida-Viru county

EUR

Average monthly gross wage by county

III quarter 2014 III quarter 2013

Source: Statistics Estonia

Change

20.4%

13.1%

10.5%

8.2%

8.2%

7.9%

7.7%

7.4%

6.7%

6.3%

6.3%

5.1%

4.2%

3.9%

3.9%

3.3%

1.6%

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Estonian personin private law

Foreign person inprivate law

Average montlhlygross wage

EUR

Average monthly gross wages by kind of owner of an enterprise (institution, organisation)

3nd quarter 2014 3nd quarter 2013

Source: Statistics Estonia

Change

7.2%

6.6%

6.8%

2.1%

5.1%

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