Employment down in most sectors in June in Slovakia

The number of jobholders continued to fall in Slovakia in June in almost all sectors, with the hospitality industry hit hardest, the Slovak Statistics Office said on Monday. The number of people employed in services providing accommodation fell by an annual 18.1 percent, the report said. The only exception from the trend was the information and communication sector where employment increased by 5.2 percent year-on-year, the office said.