Germany is Europe’s economic powerhouse, with a reputation for efficiency, order, and low unemployment. But since the end of 2015, the job market in the neighboring Czech Republic has been even stronger.
Data published this week showed that the Czech Republic’s unemployment rate was a mere 2.9% in June, compared with 3.8% in Germany and 7.7% in the European Union overall. So how does this former communist country do it?

Why does the Czech Republic have the lowest unemployment in the EU?