Editing Economy of Latvia (section)

== Employment ==
[[File:Employed-unemployed in Latvia 1996-2017.svg|thumb|400px|Employed-unemployed in Latvia in workforce 15–74 years old (thousand people) 1996-2017 and chain-linked GDP reference year 2010 (bln EUR)
Data: [http://data.csb.gov.lv/pxweb/en/Sociala/Sociala__ikgad__nodarb/NB0010.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=a79839fe-11ba-4ecd-8cc3-4035692c5fc8 Statistics Latvia]]]
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Average monthly gross wages in cities under state jurisdiction and counties (in euro) 2017. Excluding private sector enterprises with number of employees < 50.
Data: [http://data.csb.gov.lv/pxweb/en/Sociala/Sociala__ikgad__dsamaksa/DS0070_euro.px/?rxid=cdcb978c-22b0-416a-aacc-aa650d3e2ce0 Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia] ]]

Average wages are higher in Riga and Ventspils and their surroundings, with inland border regions lagging behind, mainly the region of Latgale.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Figure 5. Average monthly salary (in euro) of employed people in Latvia... |url=https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Average-monthly-salary-in-euro-of-employed-people-in-Latvia-2019-Source-Central_fig5_352781284 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230409183306/https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Average-monthly-salary-in-euro-of-employed-people-in-Latvia-2019-Source-Central_fig5_352781284 |archive-date=2023-04-09 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=ResearchGate |language=en}}</ref>