The wages and salaries in Estonia

May 2014

Source: Statistics EstoniaCompiled by Kadri Seeder

246277

305331

363411

484

583

670637 637

672706

314352

393430

466516

601

725

825784 792

839887

532581

628

696

808

974

11131067 1074

1137

1203

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1400

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

EU

R

Years

Average monthly gross and net wages, average monthly labour costs per employee

Average monthly net wages, euros

Average monthly gross wages, euros

Average monthly labour costs per employee, euros

Source: Statistics Estonia

549

609580

653 660

738

697

784 788

850

800

838

776

813

752783

758

822

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814792

857

809

865847

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916900

976

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986966

3.33.5 3.5

3.94.0

4.3 4.3

4.64.8

5.04.9

5.14.9 4.9

4.64.7 4.8 4.8

4.64.8 4.9

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5.2 5.25.3 5.2

5.55.6 5.7

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Average monthly and hourly gross wages

Average monthly gross wages

Average hourly gross wages

Source: Statistics Estonia

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Change of average monthly gross wages and real wages

Change of real wages

Change of monthly gross wages

Change of hourly gross wages

Source: Statistics Estonia

Note: Real wages take into account the influence of the change in the consumer price index

The same quarter of previous year = 100

928

1010

1290

964

1195

736

809

1002

1155

1642

966

955

1661

870

935

888

550

598

714

1537

200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Transportation and storage

Mining and quarrying

Human health and social work activities

Professional, scientific and technical…

Arts, entertainment and recreation

Education

Water supply; sewerage, waste…

Public administration and defence;…

Financial and insurance activities

Economic activities total

Construction

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning…

Administrative and support service…

Manufacturing

Wholesale and retail trade; Repair of…

Other service activities

Accommodation and food service activities

Real estate activities

Information and communication

EUR

Average monthly gross wage by economic activity

I q 2013

I q 2014

Source: Statistics Estonia

Change

14.7%

13.9%

9.6%

9.2%

9.1%

8.5%

8.1%

8.0%

7.9%

7.5%

7.3%

7.3%

7.1%

6.5%

6.5%

6.3%

5.8%

5.5%

4.4%

2.9%

1103

713

786

1143

900

1198

769

854

1215

966

200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400

State

Local government

Estonian person inprivate law

Foreign person inprivate law

Average montlhlygross wage

EUR

Average monthly gross wages by kind of owner of an enterprise (institution, organisation)

I q 13

I q 14

Source: Statistics Estonia

Change

8.6%

7.9%

8.7%

6.3%

7.3%

759

886

751

771

757

755

701

730

804

920

751

966

1118

1090

777

794

803

200 400 600 800 1000 1200

Põlva county

Lääne county

Valga county

Viljandi county

Rapla county

Järva county

Jõgeva county

Võru county

Ida-Viru county

Tartu county

Saare county

Average

..Tallinn

Harju county

Pärnu county

Lääne-Viru county

Hiiu county

EUR

Average monthly gross wage by county

I quarter 2013

I quarter 2014

Source: Statistics Estonia

Change

15.2%

13.7%

11.4%

11.4%

10.2%

9.9%

9.0%

9.0%

8.1%

7.9%

7.7%

7.3%

7.0%

6.7%

5.1%

5.0%

4.6%

LABOUR MARKET

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700

Labour market: Labour status of population aged 15-74, thousands

Employed, thousands Unemployed, thousands Inactive persons, thousands

Source: Statistics Estonia

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Labour market: Labour status of population aged 15-74, %

Labour force participation rate, % Employment rate, % Unemployment rate, %2

Source: Statistics Estonia

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

Information and communication

Real estate activities

Arts, entertainment and recreation

Human health and social work activities

Accommodation and food service activities

Construction

Public administration and defence,…

Professional, scientific and technical activities

Transportation and storage

Economic activities total

Education

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor…

Other activities

Manufacturing

Mining and quarrying

Administrative and support service activities

Electricity, gas, steam, water supply;…

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Financial and insurance activities

Employed persons by economic activity

2013 I quarter

2014 I quarter

Source: Statistics Estonia

Muutus

24.3%

20.8%

15.6%

15.3%

5.6%

4.7%

3.9%

3.7%

-0.6%

-0.7%

-1.0%

-3.4%

-4.3%

-5.2%

-10.9%

-11.6%

-19.7%

-24.0%

-27.9%

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