Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Slovakia
Slovakia: Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly was 70.3 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Slovakia, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
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 46 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: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 76.3 | — |
| 1999 | 73.8 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 88 | +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 | -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 | 75.05 | 73.8 | 76.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.16 | 77.7 | 89.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.55 | 72.8 | 80.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.3 | 70.3 | 70.3 | 1 |
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More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,755 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,606 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,606 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,606 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,140 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 72.3 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,606 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 72.3 (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 46 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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