Unemployment rate in Slovakia increased to 5.3% in December 2025 from 5% in each of the previous five months. This was the highest jobless rate since April 2023, with the number of unemployed persons rising by 7,363 from a month earlier to 147,651. source: Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic

Unemployment Rate in Slovakia increased to 5.30 percent in December from 5 percent in November of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Slovakia averaged 10.97 percent from 1994 until 2025, 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 February of 2026.

Unemployment Rate in Slovakia increased to 5.30 percent in December from 5 percent in November of 2025. 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.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-19 03:10 PM
Unemployment Rate
Nov 5% 5% 5% 5.1%
2026-01-21 09:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Dec 5.3% 5% 5.1%
2026-02-20 11:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Jan 5.3% 5.4% 5.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 2605.30 2606.90 Thousand Sep 2025
Employment Change 0.10 -0.10 percent Dec 2025
Employment Rate 72.20 72.20 percent Sep 2025
Full Time Employment 2424.90 2433.20 Thousand Sep 2025
Job Vacancy Rate 1.00 1.00 percent Sep 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 94.50 94.70 percent Sep 2025
Labour Costs 147.28 162.11 points Sep 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 3.40 3.30 percent Sep 2025
Minimum Wages 915.00 816.00 EUR/Month Jun 2026
Part Time Employment 116.70 110.70 Thousand Sep 2025
Population 5.42 5.43 Million Dec 2024
Productivity 122.41 122.63 points Sep 2025
Retirement Age Men 63.00 63.00 Years Dec 2024
Retirement Age Women 63.00 63.00 Years Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons 147651.00 140288.00 Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 5.30 5.00 percent Dec 2025
Real Wage Growth 1.30 4.50 percent Sep 2025
Wages 1882.00 2077.00 EUR/Month Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 1826.00 2041.00 EUR/Month Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 16.40 16.30 percent Dec 2025


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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.30 5.00 19.79 4.80 1994 - 2025 percent Monthly
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