Analysis of unemployment in the Liberec region between 2010–2014

This bachelor thesis analyses the unemployment in the Liberec Region between 2010 - 2014 and the associated effectivity of the state employment policy. The work aims to provide a complex analysis of the course of unemployment and to evaluate the most successful instruments of the active employment policy. The theoretical part defines the key concepts of the labour market, unemployment and the state employment policy. Because of a strong interconnection between the region and the manufacturing and glass industries, which were struck by the Great Recession, the unemployment rate has stayed quite high and above the average of the Czech Republic up to now. Furthermore, this fact is highlighted by the increase of the proportion of long-term unemployed individuals. Retraining and creation of socially purposeful jobs are among the most effective instruments of active employment policy according to the financial demands. The questionnaire survey shows that the employers expressed satisfaction with the cooperation with the employment office and therefore that the employment office is effectively increasing the employment rate. As a conclusion the thesis points out the importance to focus on high-risk groups, especially the long-term unemployed