In June, the number of job seekers decreased by 595 to a total of 315,465, and the unemployment rate remained at 4.2%. That is 42,781 more when compared to the same period of 2024.
Among the districts, unemployment was highest in the districts of Most (9.4 %), Karviná (9.0%), Chomutov (7.4%), Bruntál (7.1%) a Sokolov (7.0%) and lowest, i.e. below 3%, in the districts of Prague-East and Prague-West, but also in Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Pelhřimov, Benešov, Zlín, Jičín and Ústí nad Orlicí.
The unemployment rate remained stable in June. Many companies sought to fill seasonal positions before the start of the summer holidays, particularly in sectors such as agriculture and tourism. However, as was the case last year, demand from employers remains lower. In addition, as every summer, recruitment activity for permanent staff slowed down. Due to holidays and the associated operational restrictions, hiring is often postponed until the end of summer and the beginning of autumn.
At the same time, candidates often enjoy the summer months and, unless their financial situation forces them to do so, they postpone their job search until the end of the summer. This combination of factors leads to an overall slowdown and stagnation in the labour market.
The majority of job seekers are white-collar workers, i.e. candidates for office and middle management positions. Some companies have been forced to make changes to their internal organisation for economic reasons, and some white-collar positions are no longer needed.
On the other hand, long-term strong demand persists in IT, healthcare and social services, mainly due to the ageing population. The situation is similar in manufacturing, engineering and skilled trades, where there is still an acute shortage of skilled workers with knowledge of modern technologies. The labour market situation is therefore favourable for job seekers in these areas, known as blue-collar workers.
As at the end of June 2025, the Czech Labour Office registered a total of 98, 677 vacancies. That is 2,264 more than in the previous month. Employers in Prague (23,467 positions) and the Central Bohemian Region (15,761 positions) consistently offer the most job vacancies. On average, there were 3.2 applicants per vacancy, with the highest number of applicants in the districts of Karviná (21.8), Sokolov (13.7), Děčín (12.9), Hodonín (10.7) or Bruntál and Louny (8.8).
According to the Czech Labour Office, employers are most often interested in workers in the field of building construction, cooks, forklift operators and warehouse workers, truck and tractor drivers, assembly workers and cleaners.
In the 1st quarter of 2025, the average gross nominal monthly salary* (hereinafter “average salary”) was CZK 46,924, which is CZK 2,943 (6.7%) higher than in the same period in 2024. Consumer prices increased by 2.7% during this period, and real wages increased by 3.9% as a result. The amount of salaries increased by 7.1%, and the number of employees grew by 0.4%. Compared to the previous quarter, the seasonally adjusted average salary grew by 1.7% during the 1st quarter of 2025.
Compared to the same period of the previous year, the median salary (CZK 38,385) increased by 5.3%, which corresponds to CZK 41,677 for men and CZK 35,226 for women. Eighty percent of employees received salaries between CZK 21,136 and CZK 73,611.
source: MPSV, ČSÚ, ÚP ČR
* calculated to the number of employees in the national economy