ABSTRACT
This chapter examines what in Estonia is the reality behind such perceptions, and the amount of unemployment which was a direct consequence of the privatization of state enterprises. It also examines whether it is really the situation that the new private sector has found employment for the unemployed workforce. Both these investigations not only serve to substantiate the idea that the selection of unemployment is a relevant indicator for measuring the consequences of privatization, but also, as far as the material makes it possible, to demonstrate the consequences for the Russian population. A very important isolated factor which explains the reduction of employment in Ida-Virumaa is the privatization of the textile factory Kreenholm in Narva. When calculating unemployment one must distinguish between the registered unemployment and the real unemployment. Long-term unemployment was more pronounced among non-Estonians than among Estonians. The Danish governments at any time emphasize that despite constantly high unemployment an increasing number of workplaces have been created.
