| Whole country | Population aged 15-64, thousands | | 925.9 | 919.1 | 915.6 | 942.7 | 939.8 | 935.9 | 932.0 | 928.5 | 924.8 | 919.8 | 911.0 | 906.4 | 903.1 | 899.2 | 893.6 | 885.0 | 875.3 | 866.0 | 857.1 | 854.2 | 847.6 | 845.5 | 845.5 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 669.8 | 658.7 | 643.8 | 667.6 | 659.8 | 644.4 | 651.4 | 647.0 | 647.0 | 666.6 | 663.8 | 669.6 | 665.7 | 661.5 | 665.4 | 658.5 | 654.6 | 648.4 | 654.3 | 658.1 | 665.2 | 666.4 | 664.5 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 604.1 | 593.0 | 563.8 | 568.4 | 572.8 | 570.4 | 582.1 | 579.7 | 593.7 | 626.1 | 632.3 | 632.2 | 573.5 | 548.2 | 581.5 | 591.0 | 596.6 | 599.5 | 613.1 | 612.3 | 625.6 | 630.2 | 634.1 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 65.7 | 65.8 | 80.0 | 99.2 | 87.0 | 74.0 | 69.3 | 67.3 | 53.3 | 40.4 | 31.5 | 37.4 | 92.2 | 113.3 | 83.9 | 67.5 | 58.0 | 48.8 | 41.2 | 45.9 | 39.5 | 36.2 | 30.4 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 256.0 | 260.3 | 271.8 | 275.1 | 279.9 | 291.5 | 280.6 | 281.5 | 277.8 | 253.2 | 247.1 | 236.8 | 237.4 | 237.7 | 228.1 | 226.5 | 220.7 | 217.7 | 202.9 | 196.0 | 182.4 | 179.1 | 181.0 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 72.3 | 71.7 | 70.3 | 70.8 | 70.2 | 68.9 | 69.9 | 69.7 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 72.9 | 73.9 | 73.7 | 73.6 | 74.5 | 74.4 | 74.8 | 74.9 | 76.3 | 77.1 | 78.5 | 78.8 | 78.6 |
| Employment rate, % | | 65.2 | 64.5 | 61.6 | 60.3 | 61.0 | 60.9 | 62.5 | 62.4 | 64.2 | 68.1 | 69.4 | 69.8 | 63.5 | 61.0 | 65.1 | 66.8 | 68.2 | 69.2 | 71.5 | 71.7 | 73.8 | 74.5 | 75.0 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 9.8 | 10.0 | 12.4 | 14.9 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 13.9 | 17.1 | 12.6 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| Harju county | Population aged 15-64, thousands | | 369.6 | 366.5 | 366.4 | 368.1 | 369.3 | 368.8 | 373.9 | 376.3 | 378.0 | 376.0 | 376.0 | 378.4 | 381.2 | 381.4 | 387.3 | 387.0 | 386.1 | 385.1 | 382.3 | 382.2 | 384.4 | 385.2 | 392.6 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 279.3 | 276.3 | 272.8 | 273.2 | 276.0 | 274.5 | 283.5 | 280.3 | 286.5 | 290.7 | 292.9 | 299.7 | 299.3 | 302.0 | 309.0 | 308.5 | 306.6 | 304.5 | 308.7 | 310.5 | 321.1 | 319.9 | 325.6 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 254.8 | 251.0 | 244.4 | 238.2 | 242.9 | 248.4 | 254.3 | 250.8 | 264.4 | 277.9 | 283.0 | 286.1 | 260.7 | 252.4 | 272.9 | 281.0 | 281.5 | 283.6 | 292.5 | 292.0 | 305.2 | 305.9 | 314.1 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 24.5 | 25.4 | 28.4 | 35.0 | 33.1 | 26.2 | 29.2 | 29.6 | 22.1 | 12.8 | 10.0 | 13.6 | 38.6 | 49.6 | 36.1 | 27.5 | 25.1 | 20.9 | 16.2 | 18.5 | 15.8 | 14.0 | 11.5 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 90.3 | 90.2 | 93.6 | 95.0 | 93.3 | 94.3 | 90.4 | 96.0 | 91.5 | 85.2 | 83.1 | 78.7 | 81.9 | 79.4 | 78.3 | 78.5 | 79.5 | 80.6 | 73.6 | 71.6 | 63.3 | 65.3 | 67.0 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 75.6 | 75.4 | 74.5 | 74.2 | 74.7 | 74.4 | 75.8 | 74.5 | 75.8 | 77.3 | 77.9 | 79.2 | 78.5 | 79.2 | 79.8 | 79.7 | 79.4 | 79.1 | 80.8 | 81.3 | 83.5 | 83.1 | 82.9 |
| Employment rate, % | | 68.9 | 68.5 | 66.7 | 64.7 | 65.8 | 67.3 | 68.0 | 66.6 | 70.0 | 73.9 | 75.3 | 75.6 | 68.4 | 66.2 | 70.5 | 72.6 | 72.9 | 73.6 | 76.5 | 76.4 | 79.4 | 79.4 | 80.0 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 8.8 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 12.8 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 12.9 | 16.4 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
| ..Tallinn | Population aged 15-64, thousands | | 288.7 | 284.3 | 282.1 | 277.4 | 278.1 | 275.7 | 277.1 | 278.0 | 279.0 | 276.0 | 274.5 | 271.5 | 276.5 | 275.5 | 280.3 | 278.1 | 278.7 | 278.0 | 276.5 | 281.5 | 282.8 | 283.3 | 288.9 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 221.3 | 215.7 | 210.4 | 207.0 | 208.2 | 206.5 | 212.7 | 210.6 | 215.2 | 215.2 | 214.9 | 215.8 | 219.5 | 221.8 | 224.4 | 223.3 | 221.0 | 221.3 | 227.2 | 230.1 | 237.8 | 236.9 | 243.5 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 202.0 | 195.3 | 187.8 | 178.8 | 181.6 | 185.3 | 188.8 | 187.4 | 197.6 | 205.2 | 207.2 | 206.1 | 189.5 | 183.8 | 197.0 | 201.8 | 201.8 | 205.6 | 214.9 | 215.7 | 225.3 | 225.8 | 234.1 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 19.3 | 20.4 | 22.6 | 28.2 | 26.6 | 21.1 | 23.9 | 23.1 | 17.6 | 10.0 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 30.1 | 38.0 | 27.4 | 21.5 | 19.2 | 15.7 | 12.3 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 9.3 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 67.3 | 68.6 | 71.6 | 70.3 | 69.8 | 69.3 | 64.5 | 67.5 | 63.8 | 60.8 | 59.6 | 55.7 | 57.0 | 53.7 | 55.8 | 54.8 | 57.7 | 56.8 | 49.4 | 51.4 | 45.0 | 46.4 | 45.4 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 76.7 | 75.9 | 74.6 | 74.6 | 74.9 | 74.9 | 76.7 | 75.7 | 77.1 | 78.0 | 78.3 | 79.5 | 79.4 | 80.5 | 80.1 | 80.3 | 79.3 | 79.6 | 82.2 | 81.7 | 84.1 | 83.6 | 84.3 |
| Employment rate, % | | 70.0 | 68.7 | 66.6 | 64.5 | 65.3 | 67.2 | 68.1 | 67.4 | 70.8 | 74.3 | 75.5 | 75.9 | 68.5 | 66.7 | 70.3 | 72.6 | 72.4 | 73.9 | 77.7 | 76.6 | 79.7 | 79.7 | 81.1 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 8.7 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 13.7 | 17.1 | 12.2 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| Hiiu county | Population aged 15-64, thousands | | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | .. | .. | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .. | .. | .. | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 72.2 | 74.6 | 71.3 | 77.6 | 74.5 | 67.1 | 72.1 | 72.9 | 77.1 | 78.9 | 81.2 | 79.2 | 72.2 | 66.6 | 70.0 | 71.2 | 71.7 | 71.4 | 70.7 | 70.8 | 78.4 | 78.1 | 78.4 |
| Employment rate, % | | 68.8 | 69.9 | 63.2 | 71.0 | 68.5 | 58.3 | 67.8 | 69.4 | 71.0 | 75.9 | 79.1 | 77.3 | 63.4 | 57.6 | 66.5 | 62.9 | 67.7 | 66.9 | 66.3 | 65.9 | 75.8 | 75.5 | 73.0 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | .. | .. | 11.4 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 13.0 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 7.9 | .. | .. | .. | 12.2 | 13.5 | 5.0 | 11.6 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.8 | .. | .. | .. |
| Ida-Viru county | Population aged 15-64, thousands | | 126.6 | 124.0 | 123.2 | 130.1 | 129.2 | 126.3 | 119.3 | 116.7 | 117.0 | 117.5 | 113.9 | 110.8 | 107.8 | 109.2 | 105.1 | 102.5 | 101.0 | 96.5 | 94.2 | 94.2 | 91.0 | 88.1 | 86.4 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 92.9 | 88.9 | 86.8 | 92.2 | 89.0 | 85.7 | 79.2 | 78.8 | 80.9 | 84.7 | 80.0 | 75.9 | 76.0 | 75.7 | 76.2 | 72.7 | 70.7 | 66.5 | 64.5 | 65.9 | 63.7 | 64.1 | 62.1 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 80.4 | 75.8 | 69.3 | 71.4 | 71.4 | 66.6 | 63.8 | 63.9 | 67.2 | 73.8 | 72.6 | 68.2 | 62.0 | 55.9 | 60.9 | 59.5 | 60.0 | 57.2 | 57.1 | 56.9 | 55.6 | 57.0 | 56.5 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 12.5 | 13.2 | 17.5 | 20.8 | 17.6 | 19.1 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 13.7 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 14.0 | 19.8 | 15.3 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 5.5 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 33.7 | 35.1 | 36.4 | 37.9 | 40.2 | 40.7 | 40.1 | 37.9 | 36.1 | 32.8 | 33.9 | 34.9 | 31.8 | 33.5 | 28.9 | 29.8 | 30.3 | 30.0 | 29.7 | 28.4 | 27.2 | 24.0 | 24.3 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 73.4 | 71.7 | 70.4 | 70.8 | 68.9 | 67.8 | 66.4 | 67.5 | 69.1 | 72.1 | 70.2 | 68.5 | 70.5 | 69.3 | 72.5 | 70.9 | 70.0 | 68.9 | 68.5 | 69.9 | 70.1 | 72.8 | 71.9 |
| Employment rate, % | | 63.5 | 61.1 | 56.2 | 54.9 | 55.3 | 52.7 | 53.5 | 54.8 | 57.4 | 62.8 | 63.8 | 61.6 | 57.5 | 51.2 | 58.0 | 58.1 | 59.4 | 59.2 | 60.7 | 60.4 | 61.1 | 64.7 | 65.4 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 13.4 | 14.8 | 20.1 | 22.5 | 19.8 | 22.3 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 16.9 | 12.9 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 18.4 | 26.1 | 20.0 | 18.1 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 11.4 | 13.7 | 12.8 | 11.0 | 8.9 |
| Jõgeva county | Population aged 15-64, thousands | | 24.9 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 24.7 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 24.9 | 25.1 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 22.8 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.7 | 19.8 | 19.3 | 20.0 | 18.8 | 18.1 | 17.9 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 16.8 | 16.1 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 15.8 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 12.7 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 13.5 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 14.3 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 12.6 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 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 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | .. | .. | .. |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 67.7 | 66.7 | 63.9 | 61.3 | 64.5 | 59.0 | 59.2 | 58.7 | 60.2 | 64.2 | 65.7 | 65.5 | 68.9 | 67.4 | 63.2 | 67.7 | 66.6 | 68.9 | 72.4 | 71.6 | 70.0 | 71.3 | 75.0 |
| Employment rate, % | | 57.7 | 58.1 | 56.5 | 49.3 | 50.9 | 48.6 | 48.7 | 48.8 | 49.4 | 55.4 | 61.2 | 60.8 | 54.7 | 53.1 | 54.6 | 59.8 | 61.7 | 63.8 | 66.8 | 67.6 | 68.0 | 67.8 | 70.2 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 14.8 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 19.5 | 21.2 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 16.8 | 17.9 | 13.7 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 20.7 | 21.2 | 13.6 | 11.6 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 5.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| Järva county | Population aged 15-64, thousands | | 24.8 | 25.2 | 25.6 | 25.8 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 24.9 | 24.5 | 23.7 | 22.5 | 22.4 | 23.3 | 22.6 | 20.5 | 21.2 | 20.9 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.4 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 17.9 | 18.2 | 18.7 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 17.6 | 16.9 | 18.0 | 16.8 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 13.9 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 16.1 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 15.1 | 14.5 | 16.2 | 15.6 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.9 | 14.3 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.5 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 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 | | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 72.3 | 72.3 | 73.2 | 77.5 | 74.5 | 69.2 | 67.9 | 73.7 | 70.7 | 72.0 | 71.9 | 71.5 | 72.4 | 72.7 | 71.5 | 73.1 | 78.1 | 76.6 | 77.5 | 76.5 | 75.0 | 75.7 | 75.5 |
| Employment rate, % | | 64.8 | 65.1 | 62.6 | 63.9 | 63.3 | 59.4 | 58.2 | 66.2 | 65.7 | 67.1 | 68.5 | 68.1 | 63.4 | 60.0 | 61.9 | 67.2 | 72.0 | 70.9 | 71.3 | 70.4 | 69.5 | 72.1 | 73.5 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 10.4 | 9.9 | 14.5 | 17.5 | 15.0 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 10.1 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 12.5 | 17.4 | 13.5 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 4.8 | .. |
| Lääne county | Population aged 15-64, thousands | | 18.3 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 17.3 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 15.6 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 12.7 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 14.5 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 9.3 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 11.9 | 12.4 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 8.8 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | .. | .. | .. | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | .. | .. | .. |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 71.4 | 72.8 | 70.2 | 72.4 | 68.2 | 68.5 | 61.2 | 68.5 | 70.0 | 63.4 | 68.7 | 68.3 | 73.7 | 70.1 | 72.8 | 73.1 | 73.1 | 73.0 | 78.2 | 80.2 | 78.2 | 77.3 | 73.1 |
| Employment rate, % | | 64.8 | 66.9 | 62.0 | 59.0 | 57.4 | 57.6 | 54.6 | 65.1 | 63.5 | 58.9 | 65.3 | 63.8 | 61.9 | 54.0 | 63.2 | 65.4 | 67.0 | 67.9 | 69.7 | 74.9 | 74.2 | 72.4 | 69.6 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 9.2 | 8.2 | 11.7 | 18.5 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 10.7 | 5.0 | .. | .. | .. | 6.5 | 16.1 | 22.9 | 13.3 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 10.8 | 6.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| Lääne-Viru county | Population aged 15-64, thousands | | 43.1 | 43.2 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 45.5 | 44.9 | 45.4 | 45.6 | 45.6 | 44.0 | 42.4 | 42.5 | 41.7 | 41.4 | 39.1 | 39.2 | 38.9 | 39.4 | 39.0 | 37.5 | 36.6 | 36.7 | 35.4 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 30.1 | 30.2 | 28.3 | 30.9 | 32.9 | 32.0 | 31.0 | 30.0 | 31.2 | 31.0 | 28.5 | 29.1 | 28.3 | 28.6 | 28.2 | 28.7 | 28.6 | 28.0 | 27.8 | 27.7 | 27.5 | 26.6 | 25.9 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 27.7 | 28.3 | 25.6 | 26.7 | 30.0 | 29.6 | 28.5 | 27.6 | 29.1 | 29.2 | 26.9 | 27.4 | 23.5 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 25.7 | 26.0 | 24.8 | 25.8 | 24.7 | 24.7 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 13.0 | 13.0 | 14.6 | 16.1 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 14.4 | 15.5 | 14.4 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 12.8 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 69.9 | 69.8 | 66.0 | 65.7 | 72.3 | 71.4 | 68.3 | 65.9 | 68.4 | 70.5 | 67.3 | 68.4 | 67.9 | 69.0 | 72.0 | 73.3 | 73.7 | 71.0 | 71.4 | 73.9 | 75.1 | 72.4 | 73.1 |
| Employment rate, % | | 64.3 | 65.4 | 59.6 | 56.8 | 65.9 | 65.9 | 62.9 | 60.5 | 63.7 | 66.3 | 63.5 | 64.4 | 56.4 | 60.3 | 63.8 | 65.9 | 67.0 | 65.2 | 66.8 | 66.2 | 70.3 | 67.3 | 69.7 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 8.0 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 13.6 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 17.0 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 10.4 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 4.7 |
| Põlva county | Population aged 15-64, thousands | | 21.3 | 20.5 | 19.9 | 20.8 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 19.3 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 18.4 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 16.7 | 16.0 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 13.8 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 10.7 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 12.0 | 11.9 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 9.8 |
| ..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 | | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 64.5 | 66.1 | 61.6 | 60.1 | 64.9 | 57.1 | 58.5 | 60.4 | 58.4 | 56.0 | 57.4 | 62.1 | 58.1 | 56.9 | 62.9 | 63.7 | 63.6 | 64.6 | 60.3 | 62.8 | 66.2 | 72.5 | 66.9 |
| Employment rate, % | | 56.2 | 57.8 | 47.9 | 45.8 | 53.5 | 47.3 | 50.3 | 50.8 | 51.4 | 51.5 | 54.5 | 56.5 | 51.0 | 48.0 | 55.0 | 56.3 | 56.8 | 57.2 | 53.9 | 56.4 | 62.3 | 66.7 | 61.7 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 12.9 | 12.6 | 22.2 | 23.7 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 12.0 | 8.1 | .. | 9.1 | 12.2 | 15.7 | 12.6 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 5.9 | 8.1 | .. |
| Pärnu county | Population aged 15-64, thousands | | 59.7 | 58.9 | 58.0 | 60.3 | 58.5 | 60.0 | 60.5 | 59.2 | 57.0 | 55.6 | 58.0 | 58.5 | 58.0 | 56.8 | 54.0 | 53.4 | 51.8 | 50.9 | 53.2 | 54.3 | 51.7 | 52.2 | 51.4 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 43.7 | 42.4 | 38.6 | 41.3 | 39.4 | 40.2 | 41.3 | 38.7 | 37.4 | 38.2 | 42.0 | 43.4 | 41.7 | 39.2 | 37.7 | 39.6 | 38.7 | 38.7 | 42.8 | 42.7 | 40.2 | 40.8 | 39.7 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 41.4 | 39.2 | 34.6 | 36.5 | 35.1 | 37.2 | 38.2 | 36.1 | 35.2 | 37.0 | 40.3 | 41.6 | 37.2 | 33.4 | 33.6 | 35.0 | 35.6 | 35.6 | 38.9 | 40.1 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 37.2 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 | .. | 1.6 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 16.0 | 16.5 | 19.4 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 19.8 | 19.2 | 20.5 | 19.7 | 17.4 | 16.0 | 15.1 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.8 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 73.2 | 72.0 | 66.6 | 68.6 | 67.3 | 66.9 | 68.3 | 65.4 | 65.5 | 68.7 | 72.4 | 74.2 | 71.9 | 69.1 | 69.8 | 74.2 | 74.8 | 76.1 | 80.4 | 78.5 | 77.8 | 78.2 | 77.1 |
| Employment rate, % | | 69.2 | 66.6 | 59.6 | 60.5 | 60.0 | 61.9 | 63.1 | 61.0 | 61.8 | 66.6 | 69.6 | 71.2 | 64.2 | 58.9 | 62.2 | 65.7 | 68.7 | 69.9 | 73.2 | 73.9 | 73.5 | 72.8 | 72.2 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 5.4 | 7.6 | 10.5 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 5.7 | .. | 3.9 | 4.1 | 10.7 | 14.8 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 6.3 |
| Rapla county | Population aged 15-64, thousands | | 23.6 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 25.3 | 25.1 | 25.5 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 25.2 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.7 | 24.3 | 24.9 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 23.0 | 22.3 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 21.9 | 20.9 | 20.6 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 16.8 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 16.1 | 17.4 | 18.2 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.1 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 15.3 | 15.1 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 15.4 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.4 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .. | .. | 1.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .. | .. |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 71.3 | 69.0 | 69.0 | 66.9 | 68.4 | 67.3 | 68.0 | 68.8 | 63.8 | 70.4 | 73.6 | 75.1 | 75.3 | 74.8 | 73.7 | 72.5 | 73.0 | 74.2 | 78.6 | 79.0 | 75.1 | 78.0 | 78.1 |
| Employment rate, % | | 64.7 | 61.5 | 59.1 | 56.2 | 61.9 | 61.1 | 64.4 | 64.0 | 61.8 | 68.0 | 69.7 | 69.9 | 63.1 | 59.5 | 63.3 | 66.4 | 67.5 | 68.4 | 73.8 | 71.9 | 70.1 | 74.7 | 74.9 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 9.2 | 10.9 | 14.3 | 15.9 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 7.0 | .. | .. | 5.4 | 7.0 | 16.2 | 20.5 | 14.1 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 9.0 | 6.7 | .. | .. |
| Saare county | Population aged 15-64, thousands | | 22.7 | 22.9 | 22.5 | 23.9 | 24.2 | 23.0 | 22.9 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.9 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 21.3 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 16.8 | 16.6 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.2 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 14.1 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 15.3 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .. | .. |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 69.9 | 69.6 | 68.5 | 70.4 | 68.3 | 67.1 | 68.0 | 67.5 | 59.8 | 61.8 | 66.1 | 66.2 | 68.3 | 67.2 | 69.1 | 71.2 | 72.4 | 72.6 | 73.3 | 76.2 | 78.5 | 78.0 | 76.0 |
| Employment rate, % | | 62.1 | 62.9 | 57.2 | 60.6 | 60.4 | 61.7 | 63.9 | 64.4 | 58.1 | 59.7 | 62.7 | 62.8 | 61.1 | 60.8 | 62.1 | 64.7 | 66.0 | 65.1 | 69.4 | 71.7 | 72.0 | 75.7 | 71.9 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 11.2 | 9.6 | 16.5 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 4.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10.6 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 8.3 | .. | .. |
| Tartu county | Population aged 15-64, thousands | | 98.3 | 98.6 | 99.3 | 101.2 | 102.8 | 102.4 | 104.2 | 104.3 | 103.1 | 105.0 | 104.4 | 102.3 | 104.7 | 103.4 | 103.7 | 103.4 | 102.9 | 102.8 | 101.0 | 93.3 | 93.8 | 97.4 | 97.7 |
| Labour force, thousands | | 66.4 | 64.3 | 65.6 | 69.2 | 64.0 | 63.0 | 69.9 | 69.3 | 67.9 | 76.0 | 75.8 | 76.1 | 75.9 | 74.2 | 74.5 | 71.9 | 74.7 | 76.2 | 76.9 | 71.7 | 73.6 | 76.6 | 76.7 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 59.6 | 58.3 | 58.9 | 61.1 | 57.6 | 58.5 | 66.5 | 65.7 | 64.6 | 71.5 | 72.7 | 72.7 | 66.8 | 62.5 | 66.0 | 65.6 | 70.2 | 73.1 | 74.1 | 69.2 | 70.6 | 73.1 | 73.4 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 9.1 | 11.7 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 31.9 | 34.3 | 33.7 | 32.0 | 38.9 | 39.5 | 34.3 | 35.0 | 35.3 | 29.0 | 28.6 | 26.3 | 28.8 | 29.2 | 29.1 | 31.5 | 28.2 | 26.6 | 24.1 | 21.6 | 20.2 | 20.7 | 21.0 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 67.6 | 65.2 | 66.1 | 68.4 | 62.2 | 61.5 | 67.1 | 66.5 | 65.8 | 72.4 | 72.6 | 74.3 | 72.5 | 71.7 | 71.9 | 69.5 | 72.6 | 74.1 | 76.1 | 76.8 | 78.4 | 78.7 | 78.5 |
| Employment rate, % | | 60.7 | 59.1 | 59.3 | 60.3 | 56.0 | 57.1 | 63.8 | 63.0 | 62.7 | 68.0 | 69.6 | 71.1 | 63.8 | 60.4 | 63.7 | 63.5 | 68.3 | 71.2 | 73.3 | 74.1 | 75.2 | 75.1 | 75.1 |