Czech Republic: Employment is the Highest Since 1998

Politics ♦ Published: August 5, 2013; 18:40 ♦ (Vindobona)

The total employment in Q2 2013 increased by 64.9 thousand persons compared to the same period of 2012.

Czech Republic: Employment is the Highest Since 1998 / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The employment rate of the aged 15-64 years reached 67.8% and grew by 1.3 percentage point (p.p.), year-on-year (y-o-y). The number of the unemployed according to the ILO methodology grew by 7.1 thousand persons, y-o-y; the number of the long-term unemployed increased by 3.4 thousand persons. The general unemployment rate of the aged 15-64 years increased by 0.1 p.p. and was…