Europe and Unemployment: LATVIA

In Latvia unemployed youth people are about the 13% and 16% of population.

In particular, in the city of Rezekne the rate of unemployed youth people is about 26%: here the population of city decreased twice).

In Latvia, the minimum salary is about 230 €.

A lot of Latvian people emigrate aborad, because there are not a loto of work opportunities. It is very hard to find a job for women after 30 years old and most of the men have to do manual work.

The unemployment in Latvia started because of the crisis in 2007 and now a lot of people haven’t got a job because a lot of factories and firms have closed down.

Some solutions that might helpare:

-        -  To study more professional jobs;

-         - To develop small business, especially in the tourism area;

-         - To learn languages;

-         - To always continue with self-development, eg. training courses;

-          - To do voluntary work.