Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovakia
Slovakia: Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total was 70.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovakia, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 70.3% for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovakia peaked at 89.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 70.3%, in 2020.
That places Slovakia 9th out of 44 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 76.3% | — |
| 1999 | 73.8% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 88.0% | +19.2% |
| 2001 | 89.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 87.4% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 85.8% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 81.6% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 80.1% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 77.7% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 79.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 84.2% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 79.4% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 77.1% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 76.6% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.0% | 73.8% | 76.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.2% | 77.7% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 72.8% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 70.3% | 70.3% | 1 |
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More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- 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)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.4 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.9% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovakia?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovakia was 70.3% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.3% in 2020.
- How does Slovakia rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Slovakia ranks 9th out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 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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