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Growth 8Transformation 7Decline 11Under construction & planned 6
Key figures
+514new jobs announcedfrom 3 reports · since Aug 20260.3 per 1,000 in the labour force
2,125affected by layoffs and closuresfrom 11 reports · since Jul 20261.4 per 1,000 in the labour force
Largest expansions
- Ukraine's DEMZ sets up ammunition production in Lithuania with up to 450 jobs+450 New jobs ·
- RSI Europe to invest up to €50m in defence plant near Panevėžys+40 New jobs ·
- Staticus to build automated façade plant in Vilnius for €31.5m+24 New jobs ·
Largest job cuts
- airBaltic to cut up to 700 jobs in the Baltics700 Affected staff ·
- Swedbank to cut around 500 jobs group-wide, 100 in the Baltics500 Affected staff ·
- Homanit Lietuva cuts 228 of 242 jobs in Pagiriai228 Affected staff ·
Sectors
| Sector | Entries | New jobs | Affected staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defence | 4 | +490 | — |
| Banking | 3 | — | 606 |
| Industry | 3 | — | 126 |
| Sporting goods | 2 | — | 69 |
| Aviation | 1 | — | 700 |
Open cases
- Diab shuts Šiauliai plant, cutting 75 of 76 jobsNext milestone: 31 Dec 2026
- OTP Bank to acquire Baltic lender Luminor
Sums of the reports recorded in the tracker since recording began, not a complete picture of the labour market.
2026
- Swedbank to cut around 500 jobs group-wide, 100 in the Baltics · Layoffs · 🇸🇪 Sweden / Estonia / Latvia / Lithuania
- Rheinmetall ammunition plant in Lithuania gets environmental approval · Expansions · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Danske Bank to cut 106 jobs across six countries · Layoffs · 🇩🇰 Denmark / Norway / Finland / Lithuania / Poland / Sweden
- Lithuania approves draft 2027 budget with 5% of GDP for defence · Policy · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Lithuania's Innovation Agency cuts 55 jobs · Layoffs · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Tindra sewing firm in Kaunas ceases operations, 35 jobs lost · Closures · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Insolvent sewing firm Diksta in Anykščiai dismisses all 34 employees · Closures · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Commission selects 46 more strategic raw materials projects · Policy · 🇧🇪 Belgium / Bulgaria / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Italy / Lithuania / Netherlands / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden
- airBaltic to cut up to 700 jobs in the Baltics · Layoffs · 🇱🇻 Latvia / Lithuania / Estonia
- Litilit builds femtosecond laser factory in Vilnius for about €6m · Expansions · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Snaigė files for bankruptcy and halts fridge production in Alytus · Closures · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- RSI Europe to invest up to €50m in defence plant near Panevėžys · Expansions · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Intrum Global Business Services to dismiss 76 of 133 staff in Lithuania · Layoffs · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Staticus to build automated façade plant in Vilnius for €31.5m · Expansions · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Northway Biotech opens €61m cell therapy centre in Vilnius · Expansions · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Beijer Ref buys 90% of Lithuanian maker Refra · Mergers · 🇸🇪 Sweden / Lithuania
- Ukraine's DEMZ sets up ammunition production in Lithuania with up to 450 jobs · Expansions · 🇱🇹 Lithuania / Ukraine
- Homanit Lietuva cuts 228 of 242 jobs in Pagiriai · Closures · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Diab shuts Šiauliai plant, cutting 75 of 76 jobs · Closures · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Insolvent Kauno staklės dismisses all 126 employees · Closures · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- YIT to build tank assembly plant in Kaunas for around €30m · Expansions · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- DHL eCommerce to take over parcel group Venipak in the Baltics · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / Lithuania / Latvia / Estonia
- OTP Bank to acquire Baltic lender Luminor · Mergers · 🇭🇺 Hungary / Estonia / Latvia / Lithuania
- Lithuania's parliament elects Mindaugas Sinkevičius as prime minister · Policy · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Lithuania halves local train fares until 31 May 2026 · Policy · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Germany, Latvia and Lithuania plan new power grid link · Infrastructure · 🇩🇪 Germany / Latvia / Lithuania
2026 · planned
- Vilnius completes construction of 3 MW green hydrogen plant · Under construction & planned · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Lithuania nears completion of Vilnius–Klaipėda rail electrification · Under construction & planned · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- LTG Infra builds first Baltic battery-train charging station in Varėna · Under construction & planned · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Lithuania tests new Stadler battery train ahead of passenger service · Under construction & planned · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
2027 · planned
- EIB lends Klaipėda port €100m for expansion due by end of 2027 · Under construction & planned · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
2030 · planned
- Ignitis plans Curonian Nord, the Baltic states' first offshore wind farm · Under construction & planned · 🇱🇹 Lithuania