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Labour force survey results of Q4 in 2007
25 Feb '08
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Compared to the previous year, the number of employed in the 4th quarter of 2007 has increased (1101.3 thsd persons in the fourth quarter of 2006), as has the share of employed in the total population (in the 4th quarter of 2006 this indicator was 60.9%).
In the 4th quarter of 2007 the percentage of men in the total number of employed was slightly higher than that of women - 51.3 % and 48.7 %, respectively.
Latvian legislation has fixed the length of the working week at 40 hours. The survey data showed that almost two thirds (64.6%) of the employed worked 40 hours a week as established by legislation, each seventh (14.4%) worked less than 40 hours a week (these were mainly women) but each sixth (17.8%) worked longer hours than the official working week (this group consisted primarily by men). This is an indication that many persons try to earn extra income by working longer hours at the basic job.
70.5 thsd persons in the country worked part time. For slightly more than one fourth (27.5%) the length of the working day was influenced by various personal of family conditions (the need to look after children, taking care of an adult, etc.; one sixth (17.2%) in addition to work was studying and because of this could not take a full-time job; every fifth (20.6%) had to work shorter working hours since they could not find a job with full-time working days; but one seventh (13.6%) was not willing at all to work full time.
Under the current economic conditions wages and salaries earned at a place of work are not sufficient so people try to find a possibility to earn an extra income. The results of the survey show that in the fourth quarter of 2007 65.7 thsd persons (5.7% of the total number of the employed) held a secondary job. This number is probably higher as not every respondent wants to reveal the source and field their additional income has come from.
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In the 4th quarter of 2007 the percentage of men in the total number of employed was slightly higher than that of women - 51.3 % and 48.7 %, respectively.
Latvian legislation has fixed the length of the working week at 40 hours. The survey data showed that almost two thirds (64.6%) of the employed worked 40 hours a week as established by legislation, each seventh (14.4%) worked less than 40 hours a week (these were mainly women) but each sixth (17.8%) worked longer hours than the official working week (this group consisted primarily by men). This is an indication that many persons try to earn extra income by working longer hours at the basic job.
70.5 thsd persons in the country worked part time. For slightly more than one fourth (27.5%) the length of the working day was influenced by various personal of family conditions (the need to look after children, taking care of an adult, etc.; one sixth (17.2%) in addition to work was studying and because of this could not take a full-time job; every fifth (20.6%) had to work shorter working hours since they could not find a job with full-time working days; but one seventh (13.6%) was not willing at all to work full time.
Under the current economic conditions wages and salaries earned at a place of work are not sufficient so people try to find a possibility to earn an extra income. The results of the survey show that in the fourth quarter of 2007 65.7 thsd persons (5.7% of the total number of the employed) held a secondary job. This number is probably higher as not every respondent wants to reveal the source and field their additional income has come from.
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Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia
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