{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ee-long-term-unemployment","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ee-long-term-unemployment","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ee-long-term-unemployment/","title":"Estonia Long-Term Unemployment (2025)","description":"Estonia's Long-Term Unemployment: 56.2 thousands of persons in 2025, -1.6% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_UGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Estonia","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Estonia","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"thousands of persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Estonia Long-Term Unemployment","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_UGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Estonia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Estonia (2025)","value":"56.2","unit":"thousands of persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.6% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.6%","unit":"thousands of persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Estonia Long-Term Unemployment"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":53.8},{"period":"2006","value":41},{"period":"2007","value":31.6},{"period":"2008","value":37.8},{"period":"2009","value":93.1},{"period":"2010","value":113.9},{"period":"2011","value":84.8},{"period":"2012","value":68.5},{"period":"2013","value":58.7},{"period":"2014","value":49.6},{"period":"2015","value":43.3},{"period":"2016","value":47.2},{"period":"2017","value":40.1},{"period":"2018","value":37.6},{"period":"2019","value":31.3},{"period":"2020","value":48.4},{"period":"2021","value":43.1},{"period":"2022","value":40.2},{"period":"2023","value":47.7},{"period":"2024","value":57.1},{"period":"2025","value":56.2}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousands of persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"56.2","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2024","value":"57.1","yoyChange":"+19.7%"},{"year":"2023","value":"47.7","yoyChange":"+18.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"40.2","yoyChange":"-6.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"43.1","yoyChange":"-11.0%"},{"year":"2020","value":"48.4","yoyChange":"+54.6%"},{"year":"2019","value":"31.3","yoyChange":"-16.8%"},{"year":"2018","value":"37.6","yoyChange":"-6.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"40.1","yoyChange":"-15.0%"},{"year":"2016","value":"47.2","yoyChange":"+9.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"43.3","yoyChange":"-12.7%"},{"year":"2014","value":"49.6","yoyChange":"-15.5%"},{"year":"2013","value":"58.7","yoyChange":"-14.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"68.5","yoyChange":"-19.2%"},{"year":"2011","value":"84.8","yoyChange":"-25.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"113.9","yoyChange":"+22.3%"},{"year":"2009","value":"93.1","yoyChange":"+146.3%"},{"year":"2008","value":"37.8","yoyChange":"+19.6%"},{"year":"2007","value":"31.6","yoyChange":"-22.9%"},{"year":"2006","value":"41.0","yoyChange":"-23.8%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks long-term unemployment (jobless 12+ months, thousands of persons) in Estonia from 2005 to present. Show structural versus cyclical patterns. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 113.9 thousands of persons in 2010 and reached its lowest recorded value of 31.3 in 2019. The latest reading of 56.2 in 2025 represents a change of -0.9."}]}