Long-term unemployment rate in Slovakia
In 2025, 3.4% of the labour force in Slovakia had been unemployed for at least a year. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2009. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Slovakia, 2025
3.4%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
1.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
1.8%
Position in 2025
6th of 34
Long-term unemployment rate in Slovakia over time
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Slovakia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.4% | 1.9% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | 1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | 2.1% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | 2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | 2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | 2.4% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | 2.7% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | 3.1% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | 3.7% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | 4.3% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | 4.9% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | 5.4% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | 5.4% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | 4.9% |
| 2011 | 10.7%b (break in time series) | 4.3% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | 4.0% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | 3.1% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 3.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 8.8%, the figure has changed by −5.4 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Slovakia has the 6th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.9%.
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All statistics for Slovakia
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
5.4%
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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
15.3%
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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
78.1%
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Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
73.7%
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Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
5.7%
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Usual weekly working hours
39.5 hours per week
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