Czech September jobless rate unchanged at 2.7pc

• The unemployment rate last month was in line with analysts' forecasts, and remained near all-time low of 2.6pc seen in May and June.
• The number of job vacancies dipped from August's all-time high and was the first month-on-month decline since December 2017.

PRAGUE: The Czech unemployment rate was unchanged at 2.7pc of the workforce in September, the Labour Ministry said on Tuesday.

The unemployment rate last month was in line with analysts' forecasts, and remained near all-time low of 2.6pc seen in May and June.

The number of job vacancies dipped from August's all-time high and was the first month-on-month decline since December 2017.

It has surpassed the number of people who are ready to fill them every month since March last year.