Estonia had an average 38,000 people registered as unemployed in the third quarter of 2026, which was 5,600 (13%) fewer than in the same period of 2025, according to the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund (Töötukassa), ERR reported. The share of the country’s working-age labour force registered as unemployed stood at 5.5%, which was down from 6.3% in the third quarter of 2025. The number of registered unemployed has remained below 40,000 for two consecutive quarters now. Töötukassa posted an average of 5,250 job vacancies in the third quarter of 2026, which was up more than 25% on year. There were an average of seven registered unemployed people per vacancy, which was down from 11 a year earlier.
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