Unemployment in Czechia still lowest in EU

Unemployment in the Czech Republic fell to 3.5 percent in October, with 260, 000 people on the dole, according to data from the Central Labour Office. The figure is still the lowest in the European Union. The highest unemployment was in the Ústí nad Labem region, while the lowest was in the Zlín, South Bohemia, Pilsen and Vysočina regions. According to the Central Labour Office there were  about 280,000 vacancies on the Czech labour market at the end of October.