Statistical office: unemployment rate lowest in two years

The unemployment rate in the Czech Republic dropped by 0.5 percent to 6.8 percent in the second quarter of this year, the lowest it has been in two years, according to data released by the Czech Statistical Office on Friday. The number of jobseekers is reported to have dropped to just over 350,000. However, according to data by the Czech Labour and Social Affairs Ministry which uses different methodology, the unemployment rate in the second quarter of this year reached 8.5 percent.

Author: Jan Richter