Unemployment rate rises to 3.9 % in January

Unemployment in Czechia rose to 3.9 % in January from 3.7 % in December, according to data released by the Czech Labour Office on Wednesday.

Labour offices registered 283,059 unemployed and 281,141 vacancies. It is the first time since March 2018 that there are more jobless people than vacancies.

Author: Ruth Fraňková