Czech Jobless Rate Falls in April

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The Czech Republic's unemployment rate dropped slightly in April, in line with expectations, figures from the Labor Office showed Wednesday.
The unemployment rate was 3.6% in April, down from 3.7% in March.
In the same month last year, the jobless rate was 3.3%.
It marks the lowest jobless rate since November last year, as the number of unemployed persons fell by 11,795 to 261,683 over the previous month and rose by 18,020 compared to the same period last year.
Meanwhile, the number of job vacancies was steady at 284,530, staying well below an all-time high of 363,917 posted in February 2022.
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