UNEMPLOYMENT AND SELF-CONCEPT186

The article analyses the position of the unemployed in the labour market, primarily relationship between self-concept and self-esteem of workers and their motivation to seek work. The current crisis dramati-cally worsened labour market situation, making em-ployment almost impossible for many, primarily the vulnerable groups (older, women). Survey data used in cluster analysis reveal that the unemployment is re-lated to self-concept, but besides unemployment also other factors, primarily age, and sex matter. Also, the reactions of people to unemployment conditional on their self-concept differ. ARTICLE INFO Keywords:- ageing,- age discrimination,- self-concept,- unemployment persistenc