{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"sk-long-term-unemployment","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sk-long-term-unemployment","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sk-long-term-unemployment/","title":"Slovakia Long-Term Unemployment (2025)","description":"Slovakia's Long-Term Unemployment: 149.5 thousands of persons in 2025, +1.2% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_UGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Slovakia","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Slovakia","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"thousands of persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Slovakia Long-Term Unemployment","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_UGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Slovakia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Slovakia (2025)","value":"149.5","unit":"thousands of persons","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.2% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.2%","unit":"thousands of persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Slovakia Long-Term Unemployment"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":430},{"period":"2006","value":355.4},{"period":"2007","value":295.7},{"period":"2008","value":255.7},{"period":"2009","value":323.5},{"period":"2010","value":389.2},{"period":"2011","value":365},{"period":"2012","value":378},{"period":"2013","value":386.1},{"period":"2014","value":358.9},{"period":"2015","value":314.4},{"period":"2016","value":266.8},{"period":"2017","value":224},{"period":"2018","value":179.5},{"period":"2019","value":157.7},{"period":"2020","value":181.4},{"period":"2021","value":187.6},{"period":"2022","value":170.4},{"period":"2023","value":161.9},{"period":"2024","value":147.7},{"period":"2025","value":149.5}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousands of persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"149.5","yoyChange":"+1.2%"},{"year":"2024","value":"147.7","yoyChange":"-8.8%"},{"year":"2023","value":"161.9","yoyChange":"-5.0%"},{"year":"2022","value":"170.4","yoyChange":"-9.2%"},{"year":"2021","value":"187.6","yoyChange":"+3.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"181.4","yoyChange":"+15.0%"},{"year":"2019","value":"157.7","yoyChange":"-12.1%"},{"year":"2018","value":"179.5","yoyChange":"-19.9%"},{"year":"2017","value":"224.0","yoyChange":"-16.0%"},{"year":"2016","value":"266.8","yoyChange":"-15.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"314.4","yoyChange":"-12.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"358.9","yoyChange":"-7.0%"},{"year":"2013","value":"386.1","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2012","value":"378.0","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"365.0","yoyChange":"-6.2%"},{"year":"2010","value":"389.2","yoyChange":"+20.3%"},{"year":"2009","value":"323.5","yoyChange":"+26.5%"},{"year":"2008","value":"255.7","yoyChange":"-13.5%"},{"year":"2007","value":"295.7","yoyChange":"-16.8%"},{"year":"2006","value":"355.4","yoyChange":"-17.3%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks long-term unemployment (jobless 12+ months, thousands of persons) in Slovakia from 2005 to present. Show structural versus cyclical patterns. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 430 thousands of persons in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 147.7 in 2024. The latest reading of 149.5 in 2025 represents a change of +1.8."}]}