Czechia - Unemployment





Czechia: Unemployment

Mnemonic LBU.ICZE
Unit Ths., SA
Adjustments Seasonally Adjusted
Quarterly 4.62 %
Data 2023 Q4 144.81
2023 Q3 138.41

Series Information

Source The Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)
Release Labor Force Survey - Preliminary Update
Frequency Quarterly
Start Date 3/31/1993
End Date 12/31/2023

Czechia: Labor

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
Labor Force 2023 Q4 5,410 5,391 Ths., SA Quarterly
Labor Force Employment 2023 Q4 5,266 5,252 Ths., SA Quarterly
Real Wages & Salaries 2023 Q4 98.8 99.2 Vol. Index CPPY=100, NSA Quarterly
Unemployment 2023 Q4 144.81 138.41 Ths., SA Quarterly
Unemployment Rate 2023 Q4 2.68 2.57 %, SA Quarterly
Wage & Salaries 2023 Q4 46,013 42,678 CZK, NSA Quarterly
Primary Industries Employment 2023 Q3 140.09 138.18 Ths. #, NSA Quarterly
Total Employment 2023 Q3 5,079 5,063 Ths. #, NSA Quarterly
Agriculture Employment 2022 130.92 132.94 Ths. Annual

Release Information

This release is based on the official results of the quarterly Czech Labor Force Survey. The survey results display information about the level and structure of employment, unemployment, and underemployment in the Czech Republic according to the recommendations and international definitions of the International Labor Organization. 

  • Measurements:
    • Percentage (%)
    • Thousands of persons (Ths. #)
  • Adjustments:
    • Seasonally adjusted (SA)
    • Not seasonally adjusted (NSA)
  • Native frequency: Quarterly
  • Start date: Uniformly 1993Q1

The compiling of the Labor Force Survey uses specific legislation and economic conditions to allow for minimal bias in the data collection. The source uses common reporting to estimate employment in organizations and companies, and it identifies employment in the Czech Republic by gender, age, qualification, industry, and a variety of other factors.

Further reading

Source methodology

 The preliminary update covers the seasonally and non seasonally adjusted labor force and unemployment rate statistics, including numbers of employed and unemployed citizens in the Czech Republic. 

The main update revises the statistics in the preliminary update while also breaking down the labor force statistics by gender and age.