Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Slovakia
Slovakia: Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work was 5.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Slovakia, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of unemployment.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 5.0% for transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Slovakia peaked at 13.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2025.
Slovakia ranks 40th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of unemployment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7.0% | — |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | -28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.8% | 6.0% | 13.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 5.0% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.9% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Slovakia?
- Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Slovakia was 5.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from unemployment to employment by previous work recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest transition from unemployment to employment by previous work recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2025.
- How does Slovakia rank for transition from unemployment to employment by previous work?
- Slovakia ranks 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from unemployment to employment by previous work rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work experience (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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