The Czech unemployment rate edged up to 5.2% in February 2026 from 5.1% in the previous month, slightly above the market expectation of 5.1%. This reflected the annual seasonal increase before the arrival of spring, bringing the jobless rate to its highest level since January 2017. The number of unemployed individuals rose 3,158 month-on-month to reach 381,705 and increased 55,482 compared to the same month last year. Meanwhile, the number of registered job vacancies added 3,274 from a month earlier to 89,705. source: Labor Office of the Czech Republic
Unemployment Rate in Czech Republic increased to 5.20 percent in February from 5.10 percent in January of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Czech Republic averaged 5.12 percent from 1990 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 9.69 percent in January of 2004 and a record low of 0.09 percent in February of 1990. This page provides - Czech Republic Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Czech Republic Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Czech Republic increased to 5.20 percent in February from 5.10 percent in January of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Czech Republic is expected to be 4.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Czech Republic Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 4.40 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.