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Unemployment in Estonia has decreased on year, but increased compared with the end of 2021. According to Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund (EUIF) data, the highest number of registered unemployed are currently in the unskilled labor and customer service categories.

Thousands of newly arrived Ukrainians looking for work in Estonia are struggling to find longterm accommodation and childcare.

Estonia has seen the arrival of more than 22,000 Ukrainian refugees, while most of them cannot start working in Estonia without proof of having been granted temporary protection, with queues at the PPA stretching into weeks.