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Czechia Unemployment Rate (LFS, monthly) release

Czechia Unemployment Rate (LFS, monthly): 3.37% (July 2026)

Czechia Unemployment Rate (LFS, monthly) came in at 3.37 on Jul 31, 2026, compared with 3.32 previously. See the full release history, chart, Czech National Bank context, and API access for this series.

Actual
3.37

July 2026

Previous
3.32
Forecast
--
Next release
Dec 1, 2026

09:00 Europe/Prague

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· 09:00 Europe/Prague

Covers October 2026. Planned 2026-12-01 08:00 UTC.

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Czechia Unemployment Rate (LFS, monthly) chart through 2026-07-31
CZK Unemployment Rate (LFS, monthly) readings through 2026-07-31. Latest: 3.37.

Czechia Unemployment Rate (LFS, monthly) release analysis

What the release showed

Czechia Unemployment Rate (LFS, monthly) came in at 3.37 in the release of Jul 31, 2026, up 0.05 from 3.32.

How it compares

This is the highest reading in the 3 releases shown since May 2026.

The series rose in 2 and fell in 0 of those release-to-release moves.

Why Unemployment Rate (LFS, monthly) matters for CZK

Czechia's Unemployment Rate (LFS, monthly) is monitored by the Czech National Bank when assessing the health of the economy and calibrating monetary policy. Surprises relative to consensus can move the czk in the short term.

How to read it

A reading above market expectations typically signals stronger-than-anticipated conditions and is broadly supportive of the czk. A miss versus consensus can shift rate expectations and weigh on the czk.

What to watch next

The next Czechia Unemployment Rate (LFS, monthly) release is due on Dec 1, 2026 at 09:00 Europe/Prague.

  • Direction of change over three to six months
  • Confirmation or contradiction of headline indicators
  • Cross-currency consistency or divergence
  • Revisions to prior prints

Recent Czechia Unemployment Rate (LFS, monthly) releases

Each release with the date it was published. Full history

Released Period Actual Previous Forecast
Jul 31, 2026 July 2026 3.37 3.32 --
Jun 30, 2026 June 2026 3.32 3.25 --
May 31, 2026 May 2026 3.25 3.21 --
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GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/czk/monthly_unemployment
Python
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/czk/monthly_unemployment",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    timeout=30,
)
rows = resp.json()["data"]
print(rows[-1])

Match this release by announcement_id czk_monthly_unemployment_2026-07-31. Forecasts for the same release: /v1/predictions/czk/monthly_unemployment.

Release data snapshot

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Public release ID czk_monthly_unemployment_2026-07-31
Release time Exact time unavailable
Reference period date 2026-07-31
Actual value 3.37
Previous value 3.32
Forecast --
Surprise --

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What did Czechia Unemployment Rate (LFS, monthly) come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Czechia Unemployment Rate (LFS, monthly) was 3.37% in July 2026. The previous reading was 3.32%.

When was this Czechia Unemployment Rate (LFS, monthly) release published?

The actual publication time is unavailable.

When is the next Czechia Unemployment Rate (LFS, monthly) release?

The next Czechia Unemployment Rate (LFS, monthly) release is scheduled for Dec 1, 2026 at 09:00 Europe/Prague.

What is the official source for Czechia Unemployment Rate (LFS, monthly)?

Czech Statistical Office publishes the official Unemployment Rate (LFS, monthly) series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series. Czech Statistical Office official release.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

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  "announcement_datetime": null,
  "announcement_id": "czk_monthly_unemployment_2026-07-31",
  "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
  "date": "2026-07-31",
  "observed_at_ns": 1793072293081603100,
  "previous_value": 3.32,
  "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
  "publication_time_status": "unknown",
  "revisions": [
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      "epoch": null,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1793072293081603100,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unknown",
      "source_attribution": "Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)",
      "source_license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
      "source_series_id": "ZAM05:6290M:0:CZ",
      "source_sha256": "829941e166fa4dcba58d5b7deadc9b20990a7efb974a0a524e563bfa495c2b94",
      "source_terms_url": "https://csu.gov.cz/conditions_for_use_and_further_dissemination",
      "source_unit": "%",
      "source_url": "https://data.csu.gov.cz/opendata/sady/ZAM05/distribuce/csv",
      "source_url_scope": "dataset",
      "source_vintage_status": "latest_vintage",
      "val": 3.37,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "seasonal_adjustment": "trend_cycle",
  "source": "Czech Statistical Office",
  "source_attribution": "Czech Statistical Office (CZSO)",
  "source_contract": {
    "basis": "catalogue",
    "frequency": "Monthly",
    "source_series_id": "ZAM05:6290M:0:CZ",
    "unit": "%"
  },
  "source_license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "source_page_url": "https://data.csu.gov.cz/datastat/info/SADA/ZAM05",
  "source_series_id": "ZAM05:6290M:0:CZ",
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  "source_sha256": "829941e166fa4dcba58d5b7deadc9b20990a7efb974a0a524e563bfa495c2b94",
  "source_terms_url": "https://csu.gov.cz/conditions_for_use_and_further_dissemination",
  "source_unit": "%",
  "source_url": "https://data.csu.gov.cz/opendata/sady/ZAM05/distribuce/csv",
  "source_url_scope": "dataset",
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}