Unemployment rises to nine-year high as Czech labor market quietly shifts

Layoffs have also appeared in sectors long seen as stable, including finance, energy, and information technology.

Elizabeth Zahradnicek-Haas

Written by Elizabeth Zahradnicek-Haas Published on 19.01.2026 18:00:00 (updated on 19.01.2026) Reading time: 2 minutes

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The number of people without work in the Czech Republic is climbing at its fastest pace in years, a change that is beginning to reshape how and who companies hire.

By the end of last year, the unemployment rate had risen to 4.5 percent, up from around four percent a year earlier. That translates to more than 354,000 people registered as unemployed, one of the highest figures in nearly a decade, according to Labour Office data.

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