Unemployment in Slovakia declined across all regions and in most districts in April 2026, with the proportion of jobseekers available for work in the working-age population dropping for the third consecutive month, this time to 3.96 percent, Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Erik Tomáš (Hlas-SD) reported on Tuesday.
"In April, unemployment dropped below 4 percent, and it's once again approaching the lowest-ever levels that we saw in Slovakia last year," said Tomáš. According to him, unemployment decreased in 12 of the 15 districts with the highest unemployment rates. Compared to March, the number of job vacancies increased by 6,481 to 130,634.
More than 17,000 unemployed were taken off labour office registers, with more than 80 percent landing a job.
"The remaining 20 percent are those who left the register of unemployed people at their own request because they no longer want to be subject to checks, or we removed them from the register due to a lack of cooperation. Some of them may have gone abroad," stated Tomáš.
In April, 1,909 individuals arrived from abroad to enter the labour market; conversely, 1,332 individuals left the Slovak labour market to leave the country. "This means that there were more people coming to Slovakia to work than those leaving for work abroad," the Minister pointed out.
Tomas noted that among those who were taken off labour office registers, 1,517 individuals started a business as sole traders or obtained a self-employed licence. "Conversely, 830 individuals from this group were registered as unemployed people," he added.
Source: TASR
