Selected characteristics of the Croatian labour market

Tržište rada je mjesto gdje se kroz ponudu i potražnju rada omogućava zapošljavanje radnika u nekom društvu, te se određuje temeljna cijena rada za određene poslove. Pritom ponudu rada čine radnici, a potražnju za radom čine poslodavci. Na potražnju za radom u Republici Hrvatskoj je posljednjih nekoliko godina negativno utjecala gospodarska situacija koja se očituje u negativnim kretanjima stope rasta BDP-a, nedovoljna razina industrijske proizvodnje i proizvodnosti rada, smanjenje broja poduzeća što je za sobom povuklo zatvaranje radnih mjesta, otpor prema tehnološkim promjenama i visoki troškovi rada, dok je na ponudu rada negativno utjecalo smanjenje radno sposobnog stanovništva, niska i neusklađena razina plaća s količinom i kvalitetom rada, te visina novčane naknade za nezaposlene kao i karakteristike radne snage, a to su: obrazovanje, dob i spol. Dakle, u ovom se radu analiziraju obilježja hrvatskog tržišta rada čija su negativna kretanja uvjetovana ekonomskom krizom i nedostatkom strukturnih reformi u gospodarstvu, a ona su: visoka stopa nezaposlenosti, problem dugotrajne nezaposlenosti, niska stopa ekonomske aktivnosti stanovništva te visoka struktura neusklađenost ponude i potražnje za radom. Shodno tome Republika Hrvatska se nalazi među trima najlošije rangiranim članicama Europske Unije prema sedam ključnih pokazatelja tržišta rada. Osnovni preduvjeti za oporavak tržišta rada u Republici Hrvatskoj su pravodobne makroekonomske politike i povoljna investicijska klima koje potiču nova ulaganja i otvaranje novih radnih mjesta, te reforme cjelovitog sustava.The labor market is a place where the supply and demand of workplaces make employment possible in particular society and it determines the basic payment level for certain jobs,while the supply of labor market are workers and labor demand are employers. In Republic of Croatia, in the last few years, the economic situation had a negative effect on the labor demand, which is reflected in the fall of GDP, insufficient level of industrial production and labor productivity and in lower number of companies. All that is caused by abolishment of workplaces, resistance to technological changes and high labor costs, while the labor supply was negatively affected by decrease of the working age population, too low salaries in comparison with the amount and quality of the work, amount of unemployment benefits and labor force characteristics, namely: education, age and sex. So, in this thesis are analyzed characteristics of the Croatian labor market whose negative trends are caused by by the economic crisis and the lack of structural reforms in the economy, namely: high unemployment rate, long-term unemployment problem, low economic activity rate of population and high mismatch of supply and demand for work. Considering that, Republic of Croatia is currently among the three lowest-ranked members of the European Union, according to the seven key indicators of the labor market. The basic conditions for the recovery of Croatian labor market are timely macroeconomic policies and better investment climate which encourage new investments, opening of workplaces, and reform an integral system