As of 31 December 2022, the Czech Labour Office registered a total of 288,647 vacancies. That is 3,323 fewer than in the previous month and 54,501 fewer than in December 2021. On average, there were 0.9 applicants for each vacancy, with the highest numbers reported in the districts of Karviná (11.3), Bruntál (5.2), Jeseník (4.4), Most (4.3), Ústí nad Labem (4.1), Děčín (3.8), Opava (3.6) and Žďár nad Sázavou (3.3).

According to the latest available data, the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate, processed by EUROSTAT for the purposes of international comparison, reached only 2.1% in the Czech Republic in October, as compared to 6.0% in the EU27. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Czech Republic was 2.1%, compared to 6.0% in the EU27.

In the 3rd quarter of 2022, the average gross monthly nominal salary*) (hereinafter “average salary”) reached CZK 39,858, which is CZK 2,295 (6.1%) more than in the same period in 2021. Consumer prices increased by 17.6% during that period, and the real salary consequently decreased by 9.8%. The amount of salaries increased by 7.2%, and the number of employees grew by 1.0%. Compared to the previous quarter, the seasonally adjusted average salary grew by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter of 2022.

Compared to the same period of the previous year, the median salary (CZK 34,993) increased by 6.5%, equalling CZK 37,530 for men and CZK 32,171 for women. Eighty percent of employees received salaries between CZK 18,301 and CZK 62,659.

* calculated to the number of employees in the national economy

source: MPSV, ČSÚ, ec.europa.eu

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