Czech March jobless rate dips to 3.0pc

PRAGUE: The Czech unemployment rate dropped to 3.0 percent of the workforce in March, the lowest number for that month since 1997, the Labour Ministry said on Monday.

The drop was in line with analysts' forecasts.

The total number of jobless fell to 227,053 last month, the lowest March number since 1997, the ministry said.

The number of job vacancies is the highest since records started in 1995. It has surpassed the number of people who are ready to fill them every month since March last year.