🇪🇪Estonia unemployment rate
Estonia's unemployment rate is 8.0% as of August 2026, from official Eurostat data. It rose from 7.9% the previous month. Over the period shown it has ranged from 4.0% to 8.5%. That is 1.6 percentage points above the euro-area average of 6.4% — the 4th of 21 member states that report it.
Unemployment rate · Estonia
8.0%
vs prev
▲ 0.1 pp
Source: Eurostat (une_rt_m) · data through August 2026 · released 2026-10-01 · modifications: none
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Estonia unemployment rate — frequently asked questions
- What is Estonia's unemployment rate?
- Estonia's unemployment rate is 8.0% as of August 2026, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Estonia's unemployment rate compare with the euro area?
- It is the 4th-highest of 21 euro-area members that report it, against a euro-area average of 6.4%.
- Is Estonia's unemployment rate rising or falling?
- It rose from 7.9% to 8.0% in the latest reading (August 2026).
Estonia — more indicators
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- Industrial confidence
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- Rent inflation
- House price growth
- Food price level
- New home price growth
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- Housing cost overburden rate
- Building permit growth