Czech unemployment rises slightly to 5.2% in February

Unemployment in the Czech Republic increased by 0.1 percentage point month-on-month to 5.2 percent in February, reflecting a regular seasonal rise ahead of the spring months, according to data released by the Czech Labour Office.

A total of 381,705 people were seeking work through labour offices, about 3,160 more than in January. At the same time, the number of available jobs increased by roughly 3,270 to 89,705.

Regionally, the highest unemployment rate in February was recorded in the Ústí nad Labem Region at 7.6 percent and in the Moravian-Silesian Region at 7 percent. The lowest rate was in Prague, where unemployment stood at 3.9 percent.