Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Czechia
Czechia: Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly was 81.4 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Czechia, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Czechia is 81.4, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Czechia peaked at 90.1 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 47.7, in 2012.
That places Czechia 4th out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 76.9 | — |
| 1999 | 82.6 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 83.9 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 84.7 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 88 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 90.1 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 88.9 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 87.5 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 87 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 84.4 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 87.2 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 87.6 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 87.5 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 47.7 | -45.5% |
| 2013 | 86.5 | +81.3% |
| 2014 | 85.8 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 85.4 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 81.8 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 77.9 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 81 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 76.9 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 81.4 | +5.9% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 81.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57.1, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 81.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 57, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +81.3% | 47.7 | 86.5 |
| 2012 | -45.5% | 87.5 | 47.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.75 | 76.9 | 82.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 87.07 | 83.9 | 90.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.81 | 47.7 | 87.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.4 | 81.4 | 81.4 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Czechia?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Czechia was 81.4 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1 in 2004.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7 in 2012.
- How does Czechia rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Czechia ranks 4th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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