Cross-Border Regional Labour Market Analysis - Estonia & Latvia

This case study is an analysis of the cross-border labour market in the EE Lääne-Eesti–LV Pieriga/Vidzeme Region. It studies the dynamics of the cross-border labour market from both a statistical and policy perspective and focuses on the cross-border region as a whole. To compensate for the lack of regional-level data regarding the cross-border labour market issues in the EE Lääne-Eesti-LV/ Pieriga/Vidzeme region, the study also uses data and information available on cross-border cooperation and commuting between Estonian and Latvian border areas as a whole.This report falls within the scope of a DG REGIO project “Cross-border regional labour market analysis” which investigates, on a pan-European level, the state of play and specificities of cross-border labour market analyses practices. The ultimate objective of the project is to provide a knowledge basis, highlighting the potential opportunities and hindering factors of cross-border area employment (and related data analysis), thereby allowing for a strengthening and better integration of the area as a common labour market.For this specific case study, the region of analysis is the following:• Region name (LV-EE Pieriga/Vidzeme – Laane Eesti)• Territorial scope (EE004; LV007, LV008)