Labour market and salaries in Estonia, May 2015

1. Labour market,
wages and salaries in Estonia
overview of statistics
May 2015
Source: Statistics Estonia
Compiled by Kadri Seeder

2. LABOUR MARKET

3. 0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
thousands
Labour market: Labour status of population aged 15-74,
thousands
Employed, thousands Unemployed, thousands Inactive persons, thousands
Source: Statistics Estonia

4. 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
%
Labour market: Labour status of population aged 15-74, %
Labour force participation rate, % Employment rate, % Unemployment rate, %
Source: Statistics Estonia

5. WAGES AND SALARIES

6. 246
277
305
331
363
411
484
583
670
637 637
672
706
757
314
352
393
430
466
516
601
725
825
784 792
839
887
949
532
581
628
696
808
974
1113
1067 1074
1137
1203
1284
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
EUR
Years
Average monthly gross and net wages, and labour costs per employee
Average monthly net wages, euros
Average monthly gross wages, euros
Average monthly labour costs per employee, euros
Source: Statistics Estonia

7. 0.0
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2.0
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6.0
7.0
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EUR,hourlywage
EUR,monthlywage
Average monthly and hourly gross wages
Average monthly gross wages
Average hourly gross wages
Source: Statistics Estonia
2013 2014 2015
IQ IIQ IIIQ IVQ IQ IIQ IIIQ IVQ IQ
900 976 930 986 966 1023 977 1039 1010
5.63 5.71 5.58 5.99 6.02 6.21 5.89 6.35 6.37

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15%
20%
25%
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2015Iq
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

9. 817
879
1047
791
1762
638
1231
1631
939
580
982
1010
1032
953
1195
1660
868
1008
1270
934
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200
Real estate activities
Education
Human health and social work activities
Arts, entertainment and recreation
Financial and insurance activities
Accommodation and food service activities
Public administration and defence;…
Information and communication
Wholesale and retail trade; Repair of…
Other service activities
Manufacturing
Economic activities total
Water supply; sewerage, waste…
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Professional, scientific and technical…
Electricity, gas, steam and air…
Administrative and support service…
Transportation and storage
Mining and quarrying
Construction
EUR
Average monthly gross wage by economic activity
1st quarter 2015 1st quarter 2014
Source: Statistics Estonia
Change
14.4%
8.6%
8.6%
7.4%
7.3%
6.6%
6.6%
6.1%
5.7%
5.5%
5.0%
4.5%
2.9%
2.7%
0.0%
-0.1%
-0.2%
-0.2%
-1.6%
-2.3%

10. 886
835
785
989
801
743
800
836
1010
809
1130
778
1149
823
812
749
849
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
Viljandi county
Järva county
Võru county
Tartu county
Valga county
Jõgeva county
Rapla county
Lääne-Viru county
Average
Pärnu county
Harju county
Saare county
..Tallinn
Hiiu county
Ida-Viru county
Põlva county
Lääne county
EUR
Average monthly gross wage by county
1st quarter 2015 1st quarter 2014
Source: Statistics Estonia
Change
14.9%
10.6%
7.5%
7.5%
6.7%
6.0%
5.7%
5.3%
4.6%
4.1%
3.7%
3.6%
2.8%
2.5%
1.0%
-1.3%
-4.2%

11. 1263
834
895
1240
1010
1198
769
854
1215
966
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
State
Local government
Estonian person
in private law
Foreign person in
private law
Average montlhly
gross wage
EUR
Average monthly gross wages by kind of owner of an enterprise
(institution, organisation)
1st quarter 2015 1st quarter 2014
Source: Statistics Estonia
Change
5.4%
8.5%
4.8%
2.1%
4.5%

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