Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Slovakia

Slovakia: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 11.9%
World rank
37th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2001
All-time low
0.1%
in 2008
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Slovakia, 1998–2016

00.050.10.150.21998200720161998: 0.121 % of total labor force in working age1999: 0.158 % of total labor force in working age2000: 0.189 % of total labor force in working age2001: 0.192 % of total labor force in working age2002: 0.186 % of total labor force in working age2003: 0.171 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.185 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.13 % of total labor force in working age2006: 0.114 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.089 % of total labor force in working age2008: 0.075 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.099 % of total labor force in working age2010: 0.143 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.142 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.141 % of total labor force in working age2013: 0.15 % of total labor force in working age2014: 0.141 % of total labor force in working age2015: 0.13 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.114 % of total labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 0.1% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in 2016.

That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Slovakia peaked at 0.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.

That places Slovakia 37th out of 111 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) in Slovakia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of total labor force in working age Change
1998 0.1%
1999 0.2% +31.2%
2000 0.2% +19.5%
2001 0.2% +1.6%
2002 0.2% -3.2%
2003 0.2% -8.3%
2004 0.2% +8.7%
2005 0.1% -30.0%
2006 0.1% -12.1%
2007 0.1% -22.2%
2008 0.1% -15.4%
2009 0.1% +31.1%
2010 0.1% +44.8%
2011 0.1% -0.8%
2012 0.1% -0.4%
2013 0.1% +6.3%
2014 0.1% -5.7%
2015 0.1% -8.3%
2016 0.1% -11.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 34 Ireland 0.1% compare
  2. 35 Lithuania 0.1% compare
  3. 36 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
  4. 38 Latvia 0.1% compare
  5. 39 Panama 0.1% compare
  6. 40 Palestine, State of 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Slovakia?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Slovakia was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does Slovakia rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total?
Slovakia ranks 37th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age)
Unit
% of total labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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