Rates of employment, unemployment and economic activity - July 2016

The general unemployment rate of the aged 15 – 64 years (the share of the unemployed in the labour force, that is in the total number of the employed and the unemployed, as percentage), seasonally adjusted, reached 4.2% in July 2016 and decreased by 0.8 p.p., year-on-year. The male unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, attained 3.6%; the female unemployment rate was 5.1%.

The economic activity rate of the aged 15-64 years (the share of the number of the employed and the unemployed in the total number of person of this age group, as percentage), seasonally adjusted, reached 75.1% and rose by 0.8 p.p. compared to that in July 2015.

Eurostat in its press release publishes methodically same monthly unemployment rate, but for the age group 15-74 years. In the Czech Republic the age group 65 – 74 years is characterized by a low number of unemployed persons and therefore there was a slightly lower general unemployment rate in the group 15 – 74 years of age. Data for the Czech Republic are based on monthly data from the Labour Force Sample Survey (LFSS).

The News Release includes time series of basic indicators of the labour market, consistent in terms of methodology, back to 1993. Tables in annex contain seasonally adjusted absolute numbers of the employed and unemployed persons, respectively. Seasonal adjustment is processed the entire time series.