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Employment rate in Czechia
1999 – 2025 · 27 data points
2 of 14 · Countries
Updated Nov 13, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 1999 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
13 figures
Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
4 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2025
82.9%
+0.6 pp
since 2024
Countries · 2025
2 of 14
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+8.1 pp
vs European Union
+6.8 pp
European Union: 76.1% · 2025
Employment rate, 1999 – 2025 percent · Czechia · European Union
+8.1 pp since 2015
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
1999
2010
2015
2025
Czechia
European Union
Source: Eurostat, 1999 – 2025
Compared with Employment rate · percent
Czechia
82.9%
European Union
76.1%
Source: Eurostat
The series at a glance Czechia · 1999 – 2025
Latest value
82.9% · 2025
First value
71.6% · 1999
Highest
82.9% · 2025
Lowest
70.1% · 2004
Data points
27
By year
All years · 1999 – 2025
| Year | Czechia | Change | European Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82.9% | +0.6 pp | 76.1% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | +0.6 pp | 75.7% |
| 2023 | 81.7% | +0.4 pp | 75.3% |
| 2022 | 81.3% | +1.3 pp | 74.6% |
| 2021break in series | 80.0% | +0.3 pp | 73.1% |
| 2020 | 79.7% | −0.6 pp | 72.2% |
| 2019 | 80.3% | +0.4 pp | 73.1% |
| 2018 | 79.9% | +1.4 pp | 72.3% |
| 2017 | 78.5% | +1.8 pp | 71.3% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | +1.9 pp | 70.1% |
| 2015 | 74.8% | +1.3 pp | 69.0% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | +1.0 pp | 68.1% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | +1.0 pp | 67.4% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | +0.6 pp | 67.6% |
| 2011break in series | 70.9% | +0.5 pp | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 70.4% | −0.5 pp | 67.8% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | −1.5 pp | 68.1% |
| 2008 | 72.4% | +0.4 pp | 69.5% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | +0.8 pp | 69.0% |
| 2006 | 71.2% | +0.5 pp | 67.9% |
| 2005break in series | 70.7% | +0.6 pp | 66.8% |
| 2004 | 70.1% | −0.9 pp | 66.1% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | −0.7 pp | 66.0% |
| 2002 | 71.7% | +0.5 pp | 65.7% |
| 2001 | 71.2% | +0.3 pp | — |
| 2000 | 70.9% | −0.7 pp | — |
| 1999 | 71.6% | — |
Source: Eurostat, 1999 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Employment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 83.4% | |
| 2 | Czechia | 82.9% | |
| 3 | Germany | 81.1% | |
| 4 | Lithuania | 80.0% | |
| 5 | Norway | 79.5% | |
| 6 | Poland | 78.8% | |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 77.0% | |
| 8 | Finland | 76.3% | |
| 9 | France | 75.4% | |
| 10 | Spain | 72.4% | |
| 11 | Greece | 71.0% | |
| 12 | Romania | 69.0% | |
| 13 | Italy | 67.6% | |
| 14 | Türkiye | 58.1% |
Source: Eurostat, 2025
What it means
The share of working-age people who have a job.
How it is calculated
Employed people of working age (usually 20–64 or 15–64) divided by the population of the same age.
Economy & jobs
Czechia in numbers
GDP per person
€29,400
2024
GDP per person (PPP)
$60,487
2025
GDP per person, EU = 100
91
2024
Gross domestic product
€321B
2024
Economic growth
2.6%
2025
Inflation
2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.8%
2025
Youth unemployment
10.4%
2025
Labour force participation
60.3%
2025
Household income per person
€15,900
2024
At risk of poverty
9.6%
2025
Income inequality (Gini)
25.7
2023