As of 31 January 2025, a total of 320,516 jobseekers were registered with the Czech Labour Office—14,038 more than in December 2024. The unemployment rate rose to 4.3% at the end of the month, an increase of 0.2 percentage points compared to the previous month. These are the latest figures from the Czech Labour Office, which were published today.
In January 2025, a total of 50,480 new jobseekers were registered with the Labour Office. At the same time, there was a significant decrease in job vacancies compared to the previous period. This is mainly due to a change in the law as part of the amendment to the Employment Act, under which unfilled vacancies are automatically removed from the database after six months.
Regional Unemployment Trends
In a monthly comparison, the unemployment rate rose in all regions except Prague. The highest increase in jobseekers compared to December 2024 was recorded in the regions of South Bohemia, South Moravia, and Moravian Silesia. In a year-on-year comparison, the largest increase in the unemployment rate was observed in the Liberec region (up 0.6 percentage points), followed by the Zlín, Vysočina, and Moravian-Silesian regions (up 0.5 percentage points each). Only the capital city of Prague recorded a decrease in the unemployment rate, while an increase was observed in the other 13 regions.
In January 2025, the districts of Most, Karviná, and Bruntál had the highest unemployment rate—over 8% in each case. The lowest unemployment rate of less than 3% was recorded in the districts of Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Pelhřimov, Benešov, Zlín, Mladá Boleslav, and throughout the capital city of Prague.
Compared to the last 12 months, the structure of jobseekers has changed according to the duration of their registration with the employment agency (ÚP ČR). Compared to the previous year, the proportion of those unemployed for less than three months fell by 3.6 percentage points to 33.2%, totalling 106,287 people. In contrast, the proportion of jobseekers who have been registered for longer than 12 months rose by 2.3 percentage points to 30.7% (98,386 people). The average duration of unemployment fell by 15 days to 469 days in January compared to December 2024.
