The unemployment rate fell to 3.2 percent in February, after two straight
months of incremental growth, according to Czech Labour Office. A year ago,
the unemployment rate stood at 3.7 percent.
Some 241,417 people were out of work in February, the lowest number for the
month since 1997. The number of advertised vacancies increased to 333,111.
Citing seasonal factors, the head of the Labour Office said unemployment
should continue to drop slightly in the coming months, with positions
opening especially in the construction, gastronomy, agriculture, forestry
and tourism sectors.
The lowest unemployment rate remains in Prague, where 1.9 percent of people
were out of work. The highest is in the Moravian-Silesian region, at 4.8
percent.