Work & Labour in Slovakia

89 indicators covering work & labour for Slovakia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 21.2% 2025 down 14.7% 148th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 32.1% 2025 down 16.3% 157th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.4% 2025 up 1.3% 102nd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.1% 2025 down 2.6% 128th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 83.4% 2025 up 9.0% 73rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 26.8% 2025 down 15.6% 157th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.6% 2025 up 12.8% 46th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.7% 2025 up 2.7% 74th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 76.2% 2025 up 7.3% 51st
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.1% 2025 up 6.2% 81st
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 79.0% 2025 down 0.5% 54th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 49.2% 2025 up 6.0% 105th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 79.3% 2025 up 3.0% 80th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 92.1% 2025 up 1.3% 21st
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 34.5% 2025 down 4.4% 7th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 85.1% 2025 up 0.7% 44th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.1% 2025 down 49.6% 184th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.1% 2025 down 42.9% 167th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.1% 2025 down 46.0% 177th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 19.8% 2025 down 5.6% 20th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 47.5% 2025 down 1.3% 1st
Employment in services (% of total employment) 63.3% 2025 up 5.6% 85th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 14.9% 2025 down 4.0% 143rd
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 21.0% 2025 up 1.9% 133rd
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 7.9% 2025 down 12.7% 166th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.1% 2025 up 2.8% 108th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 4.8% 2025 up 19.3% 82nd
Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.2% 2025 down 32.3% 133rd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 17.6% 2025 down 36.1% 76th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 18.9% 2025 down 27.0% 54th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 18.4% 2025 down 30.6% 61st
GDP per person employed 84,278 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 12.4% 46th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.4% 2025 down 53.0% 89th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.1% 2025 down 50.7% 83rd
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 5.8% 2025 down 55.0% 92nd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.6% 2025 up 7.0% 93rd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.2% 2025 down 1.1% 130th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.2% 2025 up 2.6% 114th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 19.9% 2025 down 20.0% 149th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 31.2% 2025 down 18.7% 155th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.7% 2025 up 8.1% 83rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 25.7% 2025 down 19.1% 155th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 15.3% 2025 down 42.3% 65th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 15.9% 2025 down 38.5% 58th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 14.4% 2025 down 47.8% 77th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 8.7% 2025 down 39.4% 162nd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 8.9% 2025 down 34.4% 153rd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 8.8% 2025 down 36.9% 160th
Productivity: output per hour worked 43.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 7.1% 42nd
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 16.2% 2025 down 2.3% 133rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 17.5% 2025 down 3.0% 144th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 26.0% 2025 down 8.4% 157th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 21.9% 2025 down 6.3% 154th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 11.8% 2025 down 5.7% 140th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 51.9% 2025 up 14.8% 77th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 62.8% 2025 up 3.2% 116th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 57.2% 2025 up 8.4% 96th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 6.7% 2025 down 7.9% 161st
Unemployment with basic education 40.1% 2024 up 2.4% 1st
Unemployment with basic education, male 34.6% 2024 down 16.1% 2nd