| Number of employees, thousands | Employees total | Total | | 484.0 | 527.8 | 523.3 |
| Not satisfied | | 25.2 | 32.1 | 21.7 |
| Neither this nor that | | 28.8 | 45.4 | 44.2 |
| Rather satisfied | | 266.0 | 301.2 | 284.1 |
| Very satisfied | | 164.0 | 149.0 | 173.3 |
| Employees of companies | Total | | 359.3 | 390.4 | 369.5 |
| Not satisfied | | 19.9 | 26.3 | 17.3 |
| Neither this nor that | | 23.7 | 36.3 | 34.5 |
| Rather satisfied | | 198.4 | 228.9 | 199.7 |
| Very satisfied | | 117.3 | 98.9 | 117.9 |
| Employees of non-profit associations and foundations | Total | | 27.7 | 34.5 | 39.5 |
| Not satisfied | | .. | 1.8 | .. |
| Neither this nor that | | 1.5 | 0.9 | 3.2 |
| Rather satisfied | | 14.0 | 17.2 | 21.4 |
| Very satisfied | | 11.4 | 14.6 | 14.1 |
| Employees of state and local government agencies | Total | | 97.1 | 102.8 | 114.3 |
| Not satisfied | | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
| Neither this nor that | | 3.7 | 8.2 | 6.5 |
| Rather satisfied | | 53.7 | 55.0 | 62.9 |
| Very satisfied | | 35.3 | 35.5 | 41.3 |
| Employees of enterprises of primary sector | Total | | 11.6 | 10.8 | 15.5 |
| Not satisfied | | .. | 0.7 | .. |
| Neither this nor that | | .. | 1.2 | .. |
| Rather satisfied | | 6.4 | 5.8 | 9.1 |
| Very satisfied | | 4.0 | 3.1 | 5.2 |
| Employees of enterprises of secondary sector | Total | | 143.2 | 162.4 | 135.4 |
| Not satisfied | | 8.4 | 11.0 | 5.0 |
| Neither this nor that | | 9.6 | 16.9 | 14.2 |
| Rather satisfied | | 78.5 | 92.8 | 81.7 |
| Very satisfied | | 46.8 | 41.8 | 34.6 |
| Employees of enterprises of tertiary sector | Total | | 329.2 | 354.6 | 372.3 |
| Not satisfied | | 16.4 | 20.5 | 16.5 |
| Neither this nor that | | 18.4 | 27.3 | 29.0 |
| Rather satisfied | | 181.1 | 202.6 | 193.3 |
| Very satisfied | | 113.3 | 104.2 | 133.5 |
| Managers and professionals | Total | | 123.2 | 162.2 | 152.6 |
| Not satisfied | | 3.6 | 5.0 | 6.2 |
| Neither this nor that | | 4.0 | 8.0 | 6.6 |
| Rather satisfied | | 64.8 | 96.1 | 77.7 |
| Very satisfied | | 50.8 | 53.1 | 62.0 |
| Technicians, associate professionals and clerical support workers | Total | | 116.5 | 103.6 | 104.5 |
| Not satisfied | | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.4 |
| Neither this nor that | | 5.0 | 6.7 | 9.7 |
| Rather satisfied | | 66.4 | 58.1 | 54.6 |
| Very satisfied | | 40.6 | 33.9 | 36.9 |
| Service and sales workers | Total | | 58.6 | 58.3 | 82.2 |
| Not satisfied | | .. | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Neither this nor that | | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.9 |
| Rather satisfied | | 30.8 | 29.5 | 45.2 |
| Very satisfied | | 19.0 | 17.6 | 25.1 |
| Skilled workers, craft and related trades workers | Total | | 64.0 | 70.8 | 67.3 |
| Not satisfied | | 2.8 | 4.7 | .. |
| Neither this nor that | | 4.1 | 8.8 | 4.6 |
| Rather satisfied | | 37.7 | 42.2 | 40.3 |
| Very satisfied | | 19.5 | 15.1 | 20.7 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers | Total | | 69.0 | 72.4 | 59.3 |
| Not satisfied | | 6.2 | 5.8 | .. |
| Neither this nor that | | 3.1 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| Rather satisfied | | 38.9 | 43.1 | 35.9 |
| Very satisfied | | 20.8 | 14.4 | 12.3 |
| Elementary occupations and armed forces occupations | Total | | 52.7 | 60.5 | 57.4 |
| Not satisfied | | 4.9 | 5.8 | .. |
| Neither this nor that | | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.0 |
| Rather satisfied | | 27.5 | 32.3 | 30.4 |
| Very satisfied | | 13.2 | 14.9 | 16.4 |
| Male employees | Total | | 231.5 | 269.2 | 233.3 |
| Not satisfied | | 12.8 | 17.1 | 8.7 |
| Neither this nor that | | 12.3 | 25.7 | 22.5 |
| Rather satisfied | | 132.0 | 158.7 | 132.1 |
| Very satisfied | | 74.4 | 67.6 | 70.0 |
| Female employees | Total | | 252.5 | 258.6 | 289.9 |
| Not satisfied | | 12.4 | 15.0 | 13.0 |
| Neither this nor that | | 16.5 | 19.7 | 21.7 |
| Rather satisfied | | 134.0 | 142.5 | 151.9 |
| Very satisfied | | 89.6 | 81.4 | 103.3 |
| Employees aged 15-24 | Total | | 43.5 | 32.9 | 37.4 |
| Neither this nor that | | .. | 3.4 | .. |
| Rather satisfied | | 26.6 | 16.5 | 17.8 |
| Very satisfied | | 10.7 | 10.8 | 12.5 |
| Employees aged 25-49 | Total | | 276.7 | 322.9 | 296.9 |
| Not satisfied | | 14.3 | 16.7 | 11.7 |
| Neither this nor that | | 17.2 | 29.9 | 25.5 |
| Rather satisfied | | 149.9 | 187.5 | 165.0 |
| Very satisfied | | 95.2 | 88.8 | 94.8 |
| Employees aged 50-64 | Total | | 138.7 | 144.6 | 153.1 |
| Not satisfied | | 7.0 | 11.7 | 6.8 |
| Neither this nor that | | 7.0 | 11.0 | 11.6 |
| Rather satisfied | | 78.1 | 83.0 | 82.6 |
| Very satisfied | | 46.5 | 38.9 | 52.1 |
| Employees aged 65-74 and older | Total | | 25.1 | 27.4 | 35.8 |
| Neither this nor that | | .. | .. | 2.7 |
| Rather satisfied | | 11.4 | 14.1 | 18.7 |
| Very satisfied | | 11.5 | 10.5 | 14.0 |
| Employees of enterprises of Northern Estonia | Total | | 293.3 | 323.2 | 318.7 |
| Not satisfied | | 15.6 | 20.6 | 16.0 |
| Neither this nor that | | 15.4 | 25.0 | 29.3 |
| Rather satisfied | | 161.6 | 185.4 | 171.3 |
| Very satisfied | | 100.7 | 92.2 | 102.0 |
| Employees of enterprises of Central Estonia | Total | | 29.6 | 29.6 | 34.8 |
| Not satisfied | | .. | 1.6 | .. |
| Neither this nor that | | .. | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Rather satisfied | | 13.4 | 15.4 | 18.0 |
| Very satisfied | | 12.6 | 9.4 | 11.8 |
| Employees of enterprises of Northeastern Estonia | Total | | 34.1 | 34.9 | 30.4 |
| Not satisfied | | 2.3 | 2.8 | .. |
| Neither this nor that | | 3.7 | 4.4 | 2.0 |
| Rather satisfied | | 16.5 | 19.4 | 17.2 |
| Very satisfied | | 11.6 | 8.3 | 10.7 |
| Employees of enterprises of Western Estonia | Total | | 36.1 | 42.5 | 38.4 |
| Not satisfied | | .. | 2.1 | .. |
| Neither this nor that | | 1.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Rather satisfied | | 21.9 | 22.8 | 21.2 |
| Very satisfied | | 10.5 | 14.2 | 13.1 |
| Employees of enterprises of Southern Estonia | Total | | 91.0 | 97.6 | 101.0 |
| Not satisfied | | 3.5 | 5.1 | 2.7 |
| Neither this nor that | | 6.3 | 9.4 | 6.3 |
| Rather satisfied | | 52.7 | 58.1 | 56.3 |
| Very satisfied | | 28.6 | 25.0 | 35.7 |
| Share of employees (total=100), % | Employees total | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | 5.2 | 6.1 | 4.1 |
| Neither this nor that | | 6.0 | 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Rather satisfied | | 55.0 | 57.1 | 54.3 |
| Very satisfied | | 33.9 | 28.2 | 33.1 |
| Employees of companies | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | 5.5 | 6.7 | 4.7 |
| Neither this nor that | | 6.6 | 9.3 | 9.3 |
| Rather satisfied | | 55.2 | 58.6 | 54.1 |
| Very satisfied | | 32.7 | 25.3 | 31.9 |
| Employees of non-profit associations and foundations | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | .. | 5.1 | .. |
| Neither this nor that | | 5.5 | 2.7 | 8.0 |
| Rather satisfied | | 50.5 | 49.9 | 54.3 |
| Very satisfied | | 41.3 | 42.3 | 35.7 |
| Employees of state and local government agencies | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| Neither this nor that | | 3.8 | 8.0 | 5.7 |
| Rather satisfied | | 55.3 | 53.5 | 55.0 |
| Very satisfied | | 36.3 | 34.5 | 36.2 |
| Employees of enterprises of primary sector | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | .. | 6.5 | .. |
| Neither this nor that | | .. | 11.1 | .. |
| Rather satisfied | | 55.1 | 54.0 | 58.5 |
| Very satisfied | | 34.2 | 28.4 | 33.7 |
| Employees of enterprises of secondary sector | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | 5.8 | 6.8 | 3.7 |
| Neither this nor that | | 6.7 | 10.4 | 10.5 |
| Rather satisfied | | 54.8 | 57.1 | 60.3 |
| Very satisfied | | 32.6 | 25.7 | 25.5 |
| Employees of enterprises of tertiary sector | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | 5.0 | 5.8 | 4.4 |
| Neither this nor that | | 5.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 |
| Rather satisfied | | 55.0 | 57.1 | 51.9 |
| Very satisfied | | 34.4 | 29.4 | 35.9 |
| Managers and professionals | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| Neither this nor that | | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| Rather satisfied | | 52.6 | 59.2 | 50.9 |
| Very satisfied | | 41.3 | 32.8 | 40.6 |
| Technicians, associate professionals and clerical support workers | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.3 |
| Neither this nor that | | 4.3 | 6.5 | 9.2 |
| Rather satisfied | | 57.0 | 56.1 | 52.2 |
| Very satisfied | | 34.9 | 32.7 | 35.3 |
| Service and sales workers | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | .. | 10.3 | 6.1 |
| Neither this nor that | | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.4 |
| Rather satisfied | | 52.6 | 50.5 | 55.0 |
| Very satisfied | | 32.4 | 30.2 | 30.5 |
| Skilled workers, craft and related trades workers | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | 4.4 | 6.7 | .. |
| Neither this nor that | | 6.3 | 12.4 | 6.9 |
| Rather satisfied | | 58.8 | 59.5 | 59.9 |
| Very satisfied | | 30.4 | 21.4 | 30.8 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | 8.9 | 8.0 | .. |
| Neither this nor that | | 4.5 | 12.6 | 14.1 |
| Rather satisfied | | 56.4 | 59.5 | 60.5 |
| Very satisfied | | 30.2 | 19.9 | 20.7 |
| Elementary occupations and armed forces occupations | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | 9.2 | 9.6 | .. |
| Neither this nor that | | 13.6 | 12.4 | 13.9 |
| Rather satisfied | | 52.1 | 53.4 | 52.9 |
| Very satisfied | | 25.0 | 24.7 | 28.6 |
| Male employees | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | 5.5 | 6.4 | 3.7 |
| Neither this nor that | | 5.3 | 9.6 | 9.6 |
| Rather satisfied | | 57.0 | 59.0 | 56.6 |
| Very satisfied | | 32.1 | 25.1 | 30.0 |
| Female employees | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | 4.9 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
| Neither this nor that | | 6.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 |
| Rather satisfied | | 53.1 | 55.1 | 52.4 |
| Very satisfied | | 35.5 | 31.5 | 35.6 |
| Employees aged 15-24 | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Neither this nor that | | .. | 10.3 | .. |
| Rather satisfied | | 61.2 | 50.3 | 47.7 |
| Very satisfied | | 24.6 | 32.9 | 33.4 |
| Employees aged 25-49 | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | 5.2 | 5.2 | 3.9 |
| Neither this nor that | | 6.2 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| Rather satisfied | | 54.2 | 58.1 | 55.6 |
| Very satisfied | | 34.4 | 27.5 | 31.9 |
| Employees aged 50-64 | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | 5.1 | 8.1 | 4.5 |
| Neither this nor that | | 5.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Rather satisfied | | 56.3 | 57.4 | 53.9 |
| Very satisfied | | 33.5 | 26.9 | 34.0 |
| Employees aged 65-74 and older | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Neither this nor that | | .. | .. | 7.5 |
| Rather satisfied | | 45.4 | 51.5 | 52.3 |
| Very satisfied | | 45.8 | 38.3 | 39.0 |
| Employees of enterprises of Northern Estonia | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | 5.3 | 6.4 | 5.0 |
| Neither this nor that | | 5.3 | 7.7 | 9.2 |
| Rather satisfied | | 55.1 | 57.4 | 53.8 |
| Very satisfied | | 34.3 | 28.5 | 32.0 |
| Employees of enterprises of Central Estonia | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | .. | 5.5 | .. |
| Neither this nor that | | .. | 10.9 | 9.3 |
| Rather satisfied | | 45.3 | 51.9 | 51.8 |
| Very satisfied | | 42.7 | 31.7 | 34.0 |
| Employees of enterprises of Northeastern Estonia | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | 6.6 | 7.9 | .. |
| Neither this nor that | | 11.0 | 12.7 | 6.5 |
| Rather satisfied | | 48.3 | 55.6 | 56.5 |
| Very satisfied | | 34.1 | 23.7 | 35.3 |
| Employees of enterprises of Western Estonia | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | .. | 4.9 | .. |
| Neither this nor that | | 5.2 | 7.9 | 8.6 |
| Rather satisfied | | 60.7 | 53.7 | 55.3 |
| Very satisfied | | 29.1 | 33.5 | 34.2 |
| Employees of enterprises of Southern Estonia | Total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Not satisfied | | 3.8 | 5.2 | 2.7 |
| Neither this nor that | | 7.0 | 9.6 | 6.3 |
| Rather satisfied | | 57.9 | 59.6 | 55.8 |
| Very satisfied | | 31.4 | 25.6 | 35.3 |