The unemployment rate in Slovakia decreased by 0.3 percentage points (-4.89 percent) in 2023 in comparison to the previous year. The unemployment rate of a country or region refers to the share of the total workforce that is currently without work, but actively searching for employment. It does not include economically inactive persons, such as children, retirees, or the long-term unemployed.
Find more key insights for the unemployment rate in countries like Czechia and Hungary.
Unemployment rate in Slovakia from 2004 to 2023
Characteristic
Unemployment rate
2023
5.84%
2022
6.14%
2021
6.89%
2020
6.72%
2019
5.76%
2018
6.54%
2017
8.14%
2016
9.68%
2015
11.49%
2014
11.54%
2013
14.23%
2012
13.97%
2011
13.63%
5%7.5%10%12.5%15%17.5%20%
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World Bank. (October 24, 2024). Unemployment rate in Slovakia from 2004 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/375276/unemployment-rate-in-slovakia/
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