The unemployment rate in Slovakia fell to 5.4% in February 2026 from a more than two-year high of 5.7% in the previous month, below market expectations of 5.8%. The number of unemployed persons decreased by 9.5 thousand month-over-month, reaching 150 thousand. In February 2025, the unemployment rate was lower, at 4.9%. source: Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic
Unemployment Rate in Slovakia decreased to 5.40 percent in February from 5.70 percent in January of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Slovakia averaged 10.94 percent from 1994 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 19.79 percent in January of 2001 and a record low of 4.80 percent in March of 2025. 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 - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Slovakia decreased to 5.40 percent in February from 5.70 percent in January of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Slovakia is expected to be 4.70 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Slovakia Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 5.10 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.