Latvia: unemployment up in February 2021

In February, actual unemployment rate comprised 9.1%, up by 0.3% MoM. Unemployment rate registered by the State Employment Agency (SEA) accounted for 8.2%, up by 0.2%. Unemployment rate increase may be observed when comparing the data to the February of the previous year – of 1.5% in actual unemployment rate and 1.9% in registered unemployment…

Ukraine: poultry meat exports to EU resume

Ukraine resumes poultry meat exports to the European Union, suspended in winter due to an outbreak of bird flu, Ukrainian Economy, Trade and Agriculture Development Deputy Minister – Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka has stated. “Highly pathogenic avian influenza cases were recorded in Ukraine in the winter months. For the period of detecting these…

Latvia: number of vacant jobs down in 2020

Last year there were 19.5 thousand vacant jobs in Latvia. When compared to 2019, their numbers have declined by 9.6 thousand or by 33%, according to data from the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. In the private sector there were 11.7 thousand vacant jobs and 7.8 thousand in the public sector. Compared to the previous…