In the first quarter of this year, 176, Slovaks worked abroad, the Statistics Office reported after analysing selective labour force surveys.
Compared with Q1 of last year, the number of workers from Slovakia abroad rose by 0.7 percent. The biggest portion, amounting to 56,800, had jobs in industry, 51,500 worked in construction, and 21,500 worked in hotels and restaurants. SITA
Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská from press reports
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