Central

The central Government is responsible for:

• Drafting and adopting the general policy;
• Implementing national policy to decrease unemployment, support programmes for job‑seekers and persons at risk of unemployment
• Registering and recording the unemployed and job-seekers;
• Performing short-term forecasts of the labour market;
• Assisting unemployed and job‑seekers as well as economically inactive inhabitants in becoming engaged on the labour market;
• Organising cooperation and mutual information exchange between the State Employment Agency and employers as well as listing vacant workplaces submitted by employers;
• Collaborating with the State and local government institutions, non‑governmental organisations, as well as with physical and legal persons;
• Amending the Labour law and the Law on Trade Unions;
• Establishing the Labour inspection;
• Composing annual labour market forecasts that serve to affect policies in higher education and vocational education;
• Promoting the country's economic development and economic policies.

Local

Local authorities are responsible for:

• Facilitating economic activity and supporting reduction of unemployment in the relevant administrative territory.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Welfare

Ministry of Economics

Sources

Ministry of Welfare Development Strategy 2014- 2016 (updated in 2016)  (available in Latvian only)

Labour Dispute Law

Ministry of Welfare

State Employment Agency