Czech Republic Unemployment Rate

Last Release

Dec 31, 2024

Actual

4.1

Units In

3.9

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Feb 10, 2025

Time to Release

30 Days 14 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
9.69 Jan 2004	0.09 Jan 1990	5.14 %	1990-2024	Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

In Czech Republic, the unemployment rate shows the share of unemployed people between the ages of 15 and 64 immediately able to start work versus all working people in the same demographic group.

Latest Updates

The Czech unemployment rate rose to 4.1% in December 2024, up from 3.9% in the previous month, in line with market expectations. This marked the highest reading since April 2021, as the number of unemployed persons rose by 16,053 month-on-month to 306,478 and was up by 27,251 compared to the same month last year. Meanwhile, the number of job vacancies declined by 9,068 from the previous period to 246,573 and was 32,135 lower than in December last year.