| Whole country | Population aged 16 until pension age, thousands | | 811.0 | 803.6 | 815.7 | 840.6 | 839.9 | 843.4 | 843.1 | 846.0 | 849.7 | 847.3 | 850.2 | 849.2 | 846.6 | 841.1 | 839.9 | 826.9 | 821.9 | 818.1 | 811.1 | 810.6 | 808.6 | 806.7 | 803.2 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 639.4 | 628.4 | 619.8 | 641.1 | 631.2 | 617.9 | 621.1 | 620.1 | 622.5 | 643.3 | 645.3 | 654.2 | 645.3 | 641.6 | 647.0 | 638.4 | 635.8 | 631.1 | 637.1 | 641.5 | 651.9 | 653.6 | 648.2 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 574.1 | 563.2 | 541.1 | 543.7 | 545.8 | 545.3 | 552.8 | 553.6 | 569.8 | 603.4 | 614.2 | 617.5 | 554.1 | 529.8 | 564.4 | 571.7 | 578.4 | 582.8 | 596.2 | 596.2 | 612.8 | 618.1 | 618.5 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 65.2 | 65.2 | 78.7 | 97.3 | 85.4 | 72.6 | 68.2 | 66.5 | 52.7 | 39.9 | 31.1 | 36.7 | 91.2 | 111.8 | 82.6 | 66.7 | 57.4 | 48.3 | 40.8 | 45.3 | 39.1 | 35.5 | 29.6 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 171.7 | 175.2 | 196.0 | 199.6 | 208.8 | 225.5 | 222.0 | 225.9 | 227.1 | 204.0 | 204.8 | 195.0 | 201.3 | 199.6 | 193.0 | 188.5 | 186.0 | 187.0 | 174.0 | 169.1 | 156.7 | 153.1 | 155.0 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 78.8 | 78.2 | 76.0 | 76.3 | 75.1 | 73.3 | 73.7 | 73.3 | 73.3 | 75.9 | 75.9 | 77.0 | 76.2 | 76.3 | 77.0 | 77.2 | 77.4 | 77.1 | 78.5 | 79.1 | 80.6 | 81.0 | 80.7 |
| Employment rate, % | | 70.8 | 70.1 | 66.3 | 64.7 | 65.0 | 64.7 | 65.6 | 65.4 | 67.1 | 71.2 | 72.2 | 72.7 | 65.4 | 63.0 | 67.2 | 69.1 | 70.4 | 71.2 | 73.5 | 73.6 | 75.8 | 76.6 | 77.0 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 10.2 | 10.4 | 12.7 | 15.2 | 13.5 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 14.1 | 17.4 | 12.8 | 10.4 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| Harju county | Population aged 16 until pension age, thousands | | 327.2 | 323.1 | 326.0 | 326.7 | 326.6 | 332.6 | 340.9 | 342.2 | 348.8 | 349.2 | 357.7 | 357.3 | 357.2 | 357.7 | 365.1 | 363.4 | 363.3 | 365.3 | 363.4 | 365.0 | 369.1 | 371.9 | 375.3 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 265.3 | 261.6 | 259.3 | 259.1 | 260.7 | 261.4 | 267.8 | 266.0 | 273.8 | 280.1 | 285.9 | 293.4 | 289.2 | 292.4 | 299.7 | 297.4 | 296.6 | 296.4 | 299.8 | 302.5 | 314.9 | 314.7 | 318.1 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 241.1 | 236.6 | 231.9 | 225.5 | 228.9 | 235.9 | 239.4 | 236.9 | 252.2 | 267.5 | 276.2 | 280.1 | 251.1 | 243.7 | 264.5 | 270.4 | 271.9 | 275.7 | 283.6 | 284.3 | 299.2 | 301.1 | 307.0 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 24.2 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 33.6 | 31.8 | 25.5 | 28.4 | 29.0 | 21.6 | 12.6 | 9.7 | 13.3 | 38.1 | 48.6 | 35.3 | 27.0 | 24.7 | 20.7 | 16.2 | 18.2 | 15.6 | 13.6 | 11.0 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 62.0 | 61.5 | 66.7 | 67.6 | 65.9 | 71.2 | 73.1 | 76.2 | 75.0 | 69.1 | 71.8 | 63.9 | 68.1 | 65.4 | 65.4 | 66.0 | 66.7 | 68.9 | 63.6 | 62.5 | 54.2 | 57.2 | 57.2 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 81.1 | 81.0 | 79.6 | 79.3 | 79.8 | 78.6 | 78.6 | 77.7 | 78.5 | 80.2 | 79.9 | 82.1 | 80.9 | 81.7 | 82.1 | 81.8 | 81.6 | 81.1 | 82.5 | 82.9 | 85.3 | 84.6 | 84.8 |
| Employment rate, % | | 73.7 | 73.2 | 71.1 | 69.0 | 70.1 | 70.9 | 70.2 | 69.2 | 72.3 | 76.6 | 77.2 | 78.4 | 70.3 | 68.1 | 72.4 | 74.4 | 74.8 | 75.5 | 78.0 | 77.9 | 81.1 | 81.0 | 81.8 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 9.1 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 13.2 | 16.6 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| ..Tallinn | Population aged 16 until pension age, thousands | | 255.7 | 249.1 | 249.1 | 245.9 | 244.7 | 247.9 | 251.7 | 252.7 | 256.8 | 255.4 | 260.3 | 255.4 | 257.4 | 257.2 | 263.7 | 260.8 | 261.1 | 263.7 | 263.2 | 268.7 | 271.7 | 274.0 | 276.8 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 209.1 | 203.4 | 199.9 | 196.8 | 195.6 | 195.8 | 199.1 | 198.4 | 204.9 | 206.1 | 209.2 | 210.6 | 211.0 | 213.8 | 217.9 | 214.6 | 213.0 | 214.9 | 219.9 | 223.6 | 233.2 | 232.9 | 238.2 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 190.0 | 183.3 | 178.1 | 169.9 | 170.3 | 175.3 | 175.9 | 175.7 | 187.5 | 196.4 | 201.8 | 201.1 | 181.3 | 176.7 | 191.3 | 193.5 | 194.0 | 199.4 | 207.6 | 209.4 | 220.9 | 222.2 | 229.3 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 19.1 | 20.1 | 21.7 | 26.9 | 25.3 | 20.5 | 23.2 | 22.7 | 17.4 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 29.6 | 37.0 | 26.6 | 21.1 | 19.0 | 15.5 | 12.3 | 14.2 | 12.3 | 10.7 | 8.9 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 46.6 | 45.7 | 49.2 | 49.1 | 49.1 | 52.1 | 52.5 | 54.3 | 51.9 | 49.3 | 51.2 | 44.8 | 46.4 | 43.5 | 45.8 | 46.2 | 48.1 | 48.8 | 43.3 | 45.1 | 38.5 | 41.1 | 38.6 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 81.8 | 81.7 | 80.2 | 80.0 | 79.9 | 79.0 | 79.1 | 78.5 | 79.8 | 80.7 | 80.3 | 82.5 | 82.0 | 83.1 | 82.6 | 82.3 | 81.6 | 81.5 | 83.6 | 83.2 | 85.8 | 85.0 | 86.0 |
| Employment rate, % | | 74.3 | 73.6 | 71.5 | 69.1 | 69.6 | 70.7 | 69.9 | 69.5 | 73.0 | 76.9 | 77.5 | 78.8 | 70.4 | 68.7 | 72.5 | 74.2 | 74.3 | 75.6 | 78.9 | 77.9 | 81.3 | 81.1 | 82.8 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 9.1 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 13.7 | 12.9 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 14.1 | 17.3 | 12.2 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| Hiiu county | Population aged 16 until pension age, thousands | | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | .. | .. | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .. | .. | .. | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .. | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 76.8 | 80.6 | 76.9 | 83.0 | 79.9 | 72.9 | 76.0 | 76.7 | 81.0 | 82.6 | 84.5 | 81.2 | 77.0 | 70.9 | 71.4 | 74.6 | 76.1 | 76.2 | 72.4 | 72.1 | 80.3 | 81.7 | 80.3 |
| Employment rate, % | | 73.0 | 75.3 | 67.9 | 75.9 | 73.3 | 63.1 | 71.2 | 72.8 | 74.4 | 79.5 | 82.2 | 79.1 | 67.3 | 61.1 | 67.7 | 65.9 | 72.7 | 71.4 | 68.1 | 66.9 | 77.5 | 78.9 | 74.6 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | .. | .. | 11.7 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 13.4 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 8.1 | .. | .. | .. | 12.6 | 13.8 | 5.2 | 11.7 | .. | 6.3 | 5.9 | 7.2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Ida-Viru county | Population aged 16 until pension age, thousands | | 109.8 | 107.1 | 108.3 | 116.4 | 115.8 | 113.9 | 109.2 | 110.1 | 109.6 | 109.6 | 106.6 | 103.8 | 100.4 | 101.1 | 97.3 | 94.6 | 92.9 | 90.3 | 88.0 | 88.1 | 84.6 | 82.9 | 80.4 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 89.3 | 85.7 | 84.7 | 90.3 | 86.5 | 83.6 | 77.3 | 77.2 | 79.0 | 82.6 | 78.7 | 74.9 | 74.2 | 74.0 | 73.8 | 70.7 | 68.9 | 65.0 | 62.9 | 64.1 | 62.2 | 62.8 | 60.8 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 76.8 | 72.6 | 67.3 | 69.5 | 69.1 | 64.7 | 62.1 | 62.3 | 65.5 | 71.6 | 71.4 | 67.3 | 60.3 | 54.3 | 58.6 | 57.6 | 58.1 | 55.8 | 55.5 | 55.2 | 54.1 | 55.8 | 55.4 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 12.5 | 13.2 | 17.4 | 20.8 | 17.4 | 18.9 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.6 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 13.8 | 19.6 | 15.2 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 5.5 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 20.5 | 21.4 | 23.6 | 26.1 | 29.4 | 30.3 | 31.9 | 32.9 | 30.6 | 27.0 | 27.9 | 29.0 | 26.3 | 27.1 | 23.5 | 23.8 | 24.0 | 25.2 | 25.1 | 24.0 | 22.4 | 20.1 | 19.5 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 81.3 | 80.1 | 78.2 | 77.6 | 74.7 | 73.4 | 70.8 | 70.1 | 72.1 | 75.4 | 73.8 | 72.1 | 73.8 | 73.2 | 75.8 | 74.8 | 74.2 | 72.0 | 71.5 | 72.7 | 73.5 | 75.7 | 75.7 |
| Employment rate, % | | 70.0 | 67.8 | 62.2 | 59.7 | 59.6 | 56.8 | 56.9 | 56.6 | 59.7 | 65.3 | 67.0 | 64.8 | 60.1 | 53.8 | 60.2 | 61.0 | 62.6 | 61.8 | 63.1 | 62.7 | 64.0 | 67.3 | 68.9 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 13.9 | 15.3 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 20.2 | 22.6 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 17.2 | 13.3 | 9.3 | 10.1 | 18.7 | 26.5 | 20.6 | 18.5 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 13.0 | 11.1 | 9.0 |
| Jõgeva county | Population aged 16 until pension age, thousands | | 21.3 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 21.7 | 21.5 | 20.6 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 19.3 | 18.2 | 17.5 | 18.8 | 17.9 | 17.3 | 17.0 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 16.3 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 13.1 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 12.3 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | .. | .. | .. |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 5.1 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 76.2 | 75.2 | 71.1 | 70.3 | 69.2 | 64.6 | 64.2 | 63.4 | 63.5 | 69.0 | 69.8 | 68.7 | 72.1 | 71.1 | 66.8 | 70.8 | 69.1 | 72.0 | 77.3 | 74.2 | 72.0 | 73.3 | 77.2 |
| Employment rate, % | | 64.5 | 65.3 | 62.6 | 56.5 | 54.1 | 52.8 | 52.4 | 52.4 | 51.7 | 59.1 | 64.7 | 63.6 | 56.7 | 55.6 | 57.5 | 62.4 | 63.9 | 66.8 | 71.5 | 70.0 | 69.9 | 69.5 | 72.0 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 15.3 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 19.6 | 21.8 | 18.2 | 18.4 | 17.3 | 18.7 | 14.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 21.4 | 21.8 | 14.0 | 11.9 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 5.7 | .. | .. | .. |
| Järva county | Population aged 16 until pension age, thousands | | 21.5 | 21.9 | 23.0 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 22.6 | 22.5 | 21.3 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 21.3 | 20.8 | 19.3 | 20.4 | 19.3 | 18.2 | 18.8 | 18.2 | 18.6 | 18.1 | 17.6 | 17.3 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 16.8 | 17.2 | 18.1 | 19.2 | 18.3 | 17.1 | 16.0 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.4 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 15.0 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 13.9 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.1 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | .. |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 78.4 | 78.6 | 79.0 | 82.8 | 78.8 | 74.1 | 70.8 | 74.8 | 74.2 | 76.1 | 77.5 | 77.3 | 76.6 | 74.8 | 74.1 | 76.0 | 82.0 | 79.2 | 80.5 | 79.0 | 77.7 | 79.2 | 77.6 |
| Employment rate, % | | 70.0 | 70.5 | 67.2 | 67.9 | 66.6 | 63.4 | 60.1 | 67.0 | 68.6 | 70.9 | 73.9 | 73.5 | 66.8 | 61.4 | 64.2 | 69.8 | 75.4 | 73.2 | 74.0 | 72.5 | 72.2 | 75.4 | 75.4 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 10.7 | 10.2 | 14.9 | 18.0 | 15.6 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 10.4 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 12.8 | 17.9 | 13.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 4.9 | .. |
| Lääne county | Population aged 16 until pension age, thousands | | 16.0 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 18.1 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 11.7 | 11.5 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 12.6 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 11.3 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 11.4 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 9.0 | 8.3 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | .. | .. | .. | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | .. | .. | .. |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 78.7 | 79.4 | 77.3 | 76.4 | 74.5 | 74.7 | 65.1 | 72.7 | 74.6 | 71.6 | 72.2 | 71.0 | 75.8 | 72.9 | 75.3 | 78.6 | 76.7 | 76.1 | 81.4 | 81.5 | 79.3 | 81.5 | 76.6 |
| Employment rate, % | | 71.2 | 72.7 | 68.1 | 61.5 | 62.5 | 62.6 | 58.0 | 69.2 | 67.6 | 66.3 | 68.3 | 66.4 | 63.3 | 56.1 | 65.3 | 70.2 | 70.1 | 70.5 | 72.4 | 76.0 | 75.1 | 76.9 | 72.7 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 9.6 | 8.4 | 11.9 | 19.5 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 10.9 | 4.9 | .. | .. | .. | 6.4 | 16.5 | 23.1 | 13.3 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 11.1 | 6.7 | .. | .. | .. |
| Lääne-Viru county | Population aged 16 until pension age, thousands | | 37.3 | 37.6 | 38.1 | 42.1 | 40.5 | 39.6 | 39.8 | 40.8 | 41.6 | 40.6 | 38.6 | 39.0 | 39.4 | 39.3 | 36.6 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 36.7 | 36.4 | 34.8 | 34.3 | 33.9 | 33.4 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 29.1 | 29.1 | 27.8 | 30.2 | 32.0 | 30.6 | 30.0 | 29.3 | 30.4 | 30.2 | 27.8 | 28.3 | 27.6 | 27.9 | 27.1 | 27.5 | 27.8 | 27.3 | 27.0 | 26.9 | 26.7 | 25.6 | 25.1 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 26.7 | 27.2 | 25.1 | 26.2 | 29.1 | 28.1 | 27.5 | 26.8 | 28.3 | 28.4 | 26.2 | 26.8 | 22.9 | 24.4 | 24.2 | 24.7 | 25.2 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 24.1 | 25.0 | 23.8 | 23.9 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 8.3 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 11.9 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 77.9 | 77.4 | 73.1 | 71.7 | 79.0 | 77.3 | 75.4 | 71.7 | 73.1 | 74.4 | 72.0 | 72.7 | 70.1 | 71.1 | 74.2 | 76.2 | 77.1 | 74.3 | 74.3 | 77.3 | 77.9 | 75.6 | 75.2 |
| Employment rate, % | | 71.4 | 72.4 | 66.0 | 62.1 | 71.8 | 71.1 | 69.2 | 65.6 | 68.1 | 69.9 | 67.8 | 68.7 | 58.2 | 62.2 | 66.1 | 68.5 | 70.0 | 68.2 | 69.6 | 69.2 | 72.8 | 70.2 | 71.5 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 8.3 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 13.4 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 17.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 10.5 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 4.8 |
| Põlva county | Population aged 16 until pension age, thousands | | 18.4 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 18.8 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 19.2 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 18.2 | 17.3 | 18.1 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 15.8 | 15.4 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 13.4 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 10.4 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 11.7 | 11.3 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 9.6 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | .. | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .. |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 73.0 | 72.5 | 67.4 | 65.5 | 67.5 | 61.2 | 64.2 | 63.0 | 62.6 | 58.9 | 59.8 | 64.3 | 58.9 | 57.8 | 65.1 | 65.9 | 65.8 | 66.2 | 61.9 | 65.5 | 69.2 | 75.1 | 67.6 |
| Employment rate, % | | 63.4 | 63.2 | 52.2 | 49.7 | 55.3 | 50.5 | 55.1 | 52.7 | 54.8 | 54.0 | 56.6 | 58.3 | 51.4 | 48.4 | 56.7 | 57.9 | 58.8 | 58.5 | 55.3 | 58.5 | 65.0 | 68.8 | 62.3 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 13.2 | 12.9 | 22.5 | 24.2 | 18.0 | 17.5 | 14.1 | 16.4 | 12.4 | 8.2 | .. | 9.4 | 12.7 | 16.3 | 12.8 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 6.1 | 8.3 | .. |
| Pärnu county | Population aged 16 until pension age, thousands | | 51.7 | 50.6 | 51.3 | 53.8 | 54.1 | 54.1 | 53.2 | 52.4 | 52.4 | 50.7 | 54.3 | 55.1 | 55.0 | 53.0 | 50.5 | 49.8 | 48.5 | 48.6 | 50.2 | 51.8 | 49.2 | 49.5 | 47.7 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 41.5 | 40.0 | 37.2 | 40.2 | 38.3 | 38.4 | 39.4 | 36.6 | 35.9 | 36.7 | 40.7 | 42.0 | 41.0 | 38.3 | 36.9 | 38.5 | 37.7 | 38.1 | 41.8 | 41.4 | 39.3 | 40.0 | 38.0 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 39.2 | 36.8 | 33.2 | 35.5 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 36.2 | 34.1 | 33.7 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 40.2 | 36.6 | 32.6 | 32.8 | 34.0 | 34.6 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 38.9 | 37.3 | 37.2 | 35.6 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 | .. | 1.6 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 10.1 | 10.6 | 14.1 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 16.6 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.8 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 80.4 | 79.0 | 72.6 | 74.7 | 70.8 | 70.9 | 74.0 | 69.9 | 68.4 | 72.4 | 74.9 | 76.3 | 74.6 | 72.3 | 73.0 | 77.4 | 77.9 | 78.4 | 83.2 | 79.9 | 80.0 | 80.8 | 79.5 |
| Employment rate, % | | 75.8 | 72.7 | 64.8 | 65.9 | 62.8 | 65.6 | 68.1 | 65.0 | 64.3 | 70.1 | 71.9 | 73.0 | 66.5 | 61.4 | 64.8 | 68.3 | 71.4 | 72.0 | 75.6 | 75.1 | 75.9 | 75.2 | 74.6 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 5.7 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 6.0 | .. | 4.0 | 4.3 | 10.9 | 15.1 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 6.2 |
| Rapla county | Population aged 16 until pension age, thousands | | 21.0 | 22.0 | 22.8 | 22.3 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 21.6 | 22.1 | 22.8 | 22.2 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 22.8 | 23.4 | 22.7 | 22.3 | 21.9 | 20.9 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 20.5 | 19.7 | 19.5 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 16.2 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 15.9 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 15.7 | 16.1 | 15.2 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 18.3 | 17.7 | 18.0 | 17.1 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 15.7 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.3 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.1 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .. | .. | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .. | .. |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 76.9 | 74.7 | 73.3 | 71.4 | 72.1 | 72.2 | 72.7 | 73.0 | 67.0 | 74.3 | 76.5 | 79.0 | 77.6 | 77.1 | 75.3 | 76.0 | 74.9 | 76.5 | 82.3 | 82.4 | 78.8 | 80.9 | 80.7 |
| Employment rate, % | | 69.5 | 66.3 | 62.8 | 59.7 | 65.1 | 65.4 | 68.7 | 67.7 | 64.8 | 71.6 | 72.4 | 73.4 | 64.7 | 60.8 | 64.4 | 69.3 | 69.2 | 70.6 | 77.0 | 74.6 | 73.4 | 77.5 | 77.5 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 9.6 | 11.2 | 14.4 | 16.4 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 5.5 | 7.3 | .. | .. | 5.4 | 7.1 | 16.6 | 21.2 | 14.5 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 6.9 | .. | .. |
| Saare county | Population aged 16 until pension age, thousands | | 19.4 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 20.9 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 20.7 | 19.7 | 19.0 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 19.4 | 19.0 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 19.6 | 20.4 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.5 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.9 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 13.6 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 15.0 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .. | .. |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 79.3 | 77.5 | 75.1 | 77.6 | 75.4 | 70.7 | 71.5 | 71.1 | 64.5 | 66.5 | 68.8 | 69.1 | 70.3 | 69.7 | 72.0 | 73.5 | 74.9 | 74.4 | 74.9 | 78.6 | 80.1 | 80.9 | 77.7 |
| Employment rate, % | | 70.1 | 69.8 | 62.5 | 66.3 | 66.3 | 64.8 | 67.0 | 67.7 | 62.7 | 64.2 | 65.1 | 65.3 | 62.5 | 63.2 | 64.6 | 66.8 | 68.1 | 66.5 | 71.1 | 73.8 | 73.3 | 78.5 | 73.4 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 11.6 | 9.9 | 16.8 | 14.5 | 12.0 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 4.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11.2 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 8.5 | .. | .. |
| Tartu county | Population aged 16 until pension age, thousands | | 86.7 | 86.6 | 90.5 | 92.1 | 92.5 | 93.2 | 94.7 | 95.7 | 94.7 | 96.5 | 94.0 | 97.1 | 100.3 | 96.8 | 96.6 | 97.0 | 98.4 | 98.4 | 97.8 | 90.3 | 90.9 | 93.9 | 93.9 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 63.1 | 61.7 | 63.2 | 66.3 | 61.1 | 59.6 | 66.3 | 67.2 | 65.4 | 72.8 | 72.2 | 75.1 | 74.7 | 71.8 | 72.5 | 70.8 | 72.9 | 74.0 | 75.7 | 70.9 | 72.5 | 75.1 | 75.2 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 56.3 | 55.7 | 56.5 | 58.3 | 54.7 | 55.3 | 62.8 | 63.5 | 62.1 | 68.3 | 69.1 | 71.9 | 65.7 | 60.2 | 63.9 | 64.6 | 68.4 | 71.0 | 72.9 | 68.4 | 69.5 | 71.7 | 72.0 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 9.0 | 11.6 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 23.6 | 24.8 | 27.3 | 25.8 | 31.5 | 33.6 | 28.4 | 28.5 | 29.3 | 23.6 | 21.7 | 22.0 | 25.6 | 24.9 | 24.1 | 26.2 | 25.5 | 24.4 | 22.1 | 19.3 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 72.8 | 71.3 | 69.8 | 72.0 | 66.0 | 63.9 | 70.0 | 70.2 | 69.1 | 75.5 | 76.9 | 77.4 | 74.5 | 74.2 | 75.0 | 73.0 | 74.0 | 75.2 | 77.4 | 78.6 | 79.8 | 80.1 | 80.1 |
| Employment rate, % | | 65.0 | 64.4 | 62.4 | 63.3 | 59.1 | 59.4 | 66.3 | 66.4 | 65.6 | 70.8 | 73.5 | 74.0 | 65.5 | 62.2 | 66.2 | 66.5 | 69.5 | 72.2 | 74.5 | 75.7 | 76.5 | 76.3 | 76.6 |