Immigrants with the command of the Estonian language are more successful on the labour market in Estonia. The Immigrant Population Survey reveals that in case of immigrant occupational career the skill of the Estonian language is more important than the immigrant background, Estonian Statistics announced. In spite of the rapid changes on the labour market [...]
Posts Tagged ‘estonia’
25 May
Labour market flexibility in Estonia: what more can be done?
In mid-2008, high employment and low unemployment rates characterised the Estonian labour market in comparison with the average of the EU15 countries. While aggregate outcomes improved during 2000-07, large inequalities persisted across regions, ethnic groups, and workers with different skill levels. As Estonia entered recession in 2008, the unemployment rate almost doubled between the 2nd [...]
28 Apr
What will the world be like after the economic crisis? #2
In my previous post I introduced you four possible future developments that may be ahead after the economic crisis is over, taking into consideration Jeffrey Scott Saunders’ predictions, the professor of Copenhagen Institute of Futures Researches. Now I would like to write how may these possible ways of developments influence on Estonia. In the first [...]
9 Apr
Estonia is fifth for unemployment in EU
The average unemployment in the European Union (EU) is 7.9 pct according to Eurostat information, and the unemployment is highest in Spain, Ireland and all three Baltic countries (Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia). In Spain the unemployment was 15.5 pct, Latvia 14.4 pct, Lithuania 13.7 pct, Ireland 10 pct and in Estonia 9.9 pct. The largest [...]
8 Apr
How the Baltics “melted down”
Eastern Europe is in economic turmoil. Among the countries where the bite has been the largest are the three former communist states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which joined the European Union and NATO in 2004. Just a few years ago, they registered some of Europe’s highest growth figures, earning the moniker the “Baltic Tigers.” [...]
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