Czech unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent in July

Unemployment in the Czech Republic in July, as in the previous month, remained at 3.7 percent, after having dropped four months in a row, data published by the Labour Office on Monday show.

Analysts say the development reflects the easing of measures to prevent spread of Covid-19. Usually in July unemployment rises slightly in line with seasonal developments.

Compared to June, the number of jobseekers fell by 1,124 to 272,178, and compared to July 2020, there are almost 7,500 fewer unemployed. Meanwhile, at the end of July, employers offered 358,152 vacancies through labour offices, 2,540 more than in June and 23,869 more in annual terms.

Regional differences were also evident in this year’s first full summer holiday month. The highest share of unemployed persons was reported by the Ústí nad Labem and Moravian-Silesian regions (5.5 percent each), followed by the Karlovy Vary region (5 percent). The lowest unemployment rate remains in the Pardubice Region (2.3 percent).