FX.co ★ Czech Jobless Rate Highest in Nearly 9 Years

The Czech unemployment rate rose to 5.1% in January 2026 from 4.8% in December, slightly exceeding market expectations of 5%. This increase reflected both the usual seasonal uptick and the impact of recent legislative changes, pushing the jobless rate to its highest level since February 2017. The number of unemployed people increased by 24,233 from the previous month to 378,547, up by 58,031 compared with the same period a year earlier. At the same time, the number of registered job vacancies fell by 991 month-on-month to 86,431.