Slovakia Unemployment Rate 1994-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

The unemployment rate in Slovakia stood at 5.4 percent in May of 2018, the same as in the previous month and above market expectations of 5.3 percent. Still, it remained the lowest jobless rate since series began in March of 1994, as the number of unemployed persons decreased by 1,521 from the prior month to 148,090. A year ago, the unemployment rate was higher at 7.4 percent. Unemployment Rate in Slovakia averaged 12.77 percent from 1994 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 19.79 percent in January of 2001 and a record low of 5.40 percent in April of 2018.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	Consensus	TEForecast
2018-04-19	07:00 AM	Unemployment Rate	5.6%	5.7%	5.55%	5.7%
2018-05-18	08:45 AM	Unemployment Rate	5.4%	5.6%		5.7%
2018-06-19	09:00 AM	Unemployment Rate	5.4%	5.4%	5.3%	5.4%
2018-07-20	09:00 AM	Unemployment Rate		5.4%	5.3%	5.4%
2018-08-22	08:00 AM	Unemployment Rate				5.6%
2018-09-20	07:45 AM	Unemployment Rate				5.6%

Slovakia Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	5.40	5.40	19.79	5.40	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	2542.60	2540.20	2543.00	2083.50	Thousand	[+]
Unemployed Persons	148090.00	149611.00	533676.00	148090.00		[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	92.90	92.30	92.90	79.40	percent	[+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate	4.90	4.90	12.50	4.90	percent	[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	17.90	17.60	39.90	17.60	percent	[+]
Labour Costs	115.30	116.50	116.50	46.90	Index Points	[+]
Productivity	108.60	120.50	127.50	56.70	Index Points	[+]
Wages	1138.00	955.00	1241.00	349.00	EUR/Month	[+]
Wages in Manufacturing	1128.00	1084.00	1226.00	341.00	EUR/Month	[+]
Minimum Wages	480.00	435.00	480.00	69.43	EUR/Month	[+]
Population	5.44	5.44	5.44	4.14	Million	[+]
Retirement Age Women	62.42	62.17	62.42	62.00		[+]
Retirement Age Men	62.42	62.17	62.42	62.00		[+]
Living Wage Family	630.00	620.00	635.00	595.00	EUR/Month	[+]
Living Wage Individual	445.00	440.00	445.00	405.00	EUR/Month	[+]
Part Time Employment	143.70	148.90	148.90	35.10	Thousand	[+]
Wage Growth	4.10	3.30	14.70	-33.10	percent	[+]
Wages Low Skilled	610.00	812.00	866.00	610.00	EUR/Month	[+]
Wages High Skilled	1390.00	1970.00	2100.00	1390.00	EUR/Month	[+]
Employment Change	0.40	0.50	1.90	-1.40	percent	[+]
Employment Rate	67.10	66.40	67.10	56.10	percent	[+]
Full Time Employment	2367.60	2362.20	2387.10	1877.10	Thousand	[+]

Slovakia Unemployment Rate

In Slovakia, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page provides the latest reported value for - Slovakia Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Slovakia Unemployment Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	5.40	5.40	19.79	5.40	1994 - 2018	percent	Monthly

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unemployment rate by Country

Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
Spain	16.74	Mar/18	16.55	26.94	4.41	%	Quarterly
Brazil	12.70	May/18	12.9	13.7	6.2	%	Monthly
Italy	10.70	May/18	11	13.1	5.8	%	Monthly
Turkey	10.10	Mar/18	10.6	14.8	7.3	%	Monthly
France	9.20	Mar/18	9	10.7	7.2	%	Quarterly
Euro Area	8.40	May/18	8.4	12.1	7.3	%	Monthly
Canada	6.00	Jun/18	5.8	13.1	2.9	%	Monthly
Australia	5.40	May/18	5.6	11.2	4	%	Monthly
Indonesia	5.13	Mar/18	5.5	11.24	2	%	Quarterly
Russia	4.70	May/18	4.9	14.1	4.7	%	Monthly
United Kingdom	4.20	Apr/18	4.2	12	3.4	%	Monthly
United States	4.00	Jun/18	3.8	10.8	2.5	%	Monthly
Netherlands	3.90	May/18	3.9	7.9	3.6	%	Monthly
China	3.89	Mar/18	3.9	4.3	3.89	%	Quarterly
South Korea	3.70	Jun/18	4	7.1	2.9	%	Monthly
India	3.52	Dec/17	3.51	8.3	3.41	%	Yearly
Germany	3.40	May/18	3.4	11.5	0.4	%	Monthly
Mexico	3.20	May/18	3.4	6.42	2.22	%	Monthly
Switzerland	2.40	Jun/18	2.4	5.7	1.5	%	Monthly
Japan	2.20	May/18	2.5	5.5	1	%	Monthly