Latvia Labor Force and Social Protection Indicators from World Bank

Latvia's labor market data, compiled by the International Labour Organization (ILO), includes information on employed and unemployed individuals. The dataset is sourced from the World Bank's data portal and was last updated on 2026-04-28. It covers labor supply concepts, though unpaid workers and armed forces members may be excluded in some country counts.

Use Cases

• Analyzing labor force participation rates based on the described concepts of employment and unemployment.
• Modeling social protection program impacts using indicators likely derived from ILO compilations.
• Benchmarking Latvia's labor market against other countries using standardized World Bank indicators.

Strengths

• Data is compiled by the International Labour Organization (ILO) from multiple sources including labor force surveys and administrative records.
• The dataset has a specific license (CC-BY-4.0) permitting reuse with attribution.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-04-28 07:13:22.179161.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes that coverage of unpaid workers and armed forces varies by country, which may affect cross-country comparability.

Provenance

Source

World Bank Group

Collection Method

Compiled by the International Labour Organization (ILO) from labor force surveys, censuses, establishment surveys, and administrative records.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 07:13:22.179161; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Latvia