Czech employment and unemployment rates – March 2025 update

According to seasonally adjusted data from the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO), the employment rate for people aged 15–64 reached 75.9% in March 2025, up 1.3 percentage points compared to March 2024. Male employment stood at 81.2%, while female employment reached 70.5%. The gap between male and female employment rates has narrowed to below 11 percentage points, a historically low level compared to the 17-point gap seen before 2010.

The general unemployment rate, reflecting the proportion of unemployed within the labour force, was 2.7% in March, down 0.3 percentage points year-on-year. Male unemployment was recorded at 2.2%, and female unemployment at 3.2%.

The economic activity rate, measuring the share of economically active persons among those aged 15–64, was 78.0%, an increase of 1.0 percentage point from the previous year. The male activity rate was 83.0%, while the female rate was 72.8%.

These figures are based on the Labour Force Sample Survey (LFSS), which follows International Labour Organization (ILO) definitions and is internationally comparable. The data differs methodologically from the Czech Labour Office’s administrative figures, such as the registered “share of unemployed persons.” For the broader 15–74 age group used in Eurostat reporting, the Czech unemployment rate in March 2025 was 2.6%.

Source: CZSO