Czech unemployment levels out at 7.9 percent in May

Czech unemployment stabilized at 7.9 percent in May, the same rate as in April according to figures released by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs on Monday. A year earlier the unemployment rate was 5.0 percent. Analysts had expected the number of jobless seeking work to creep up to 8.0 percent. The ministry said the slowdown in the recent surge in joblessness was partly due to the start of seasonal work.