In November, the number of job seekers increased by 802 to a total of 341,311, and the unemployment rate remained at 4.6%. That is 50,886 more when compared to the same period of 2024.
Among the districts, unemployment was highest in the districts of Most (9.7 %), Karviná (9.4 %), Bruntál (7.7 %), Chomutov and Sokolov (both 7.6 %) and Ústí nad Labem (7.1 %) and lowest, i.e. below 3%, in the districts of Prague-East and Prague-West, but also in Rychnov nad Kněžnou and Pelhřimov.
The November unemployment rate stagnated, with the decline halted primarily due to seasonal hiring, which is increasing demand for employees in several sectors such as retail, e-commerce, and logistics. However, the demand for temporary workers is 5–6% lower compared to last year.
Furthermore, a number of businesses have paused hiring and are waiting to see how the economic situation develops in the first quarter.
As at the end of November 2025, the Czech Labour Office registered a total of 90,627 vacancies. That is 3 372 less than in the previous month. The absolute largest number of job vacancies are repeatedly offered by employers in Prague (22,286 positions) and the Central Bohemian Region (14,356 positions). On average, there were 3.8 applicants per vacancy, with the highest number of applicants in the districts of Karviná (22.2), Sokolov (17.3), Děčín (16.0) and Hodonín (12.6).
According to the Czech Labour Office records, employers are most frequently interested in construction laborers, forklift operators and warehouse workers, truck and heavy goods vehicle drivers, cooks, assembly workers, and cleaners.
Unlike the statistics on registered unemployed, data on job vacancies from the labor office do not provide a comprehensive picture of the entire labor market, as many positions are advertised and filled through other platforms.
In the 3rd quarter of 2025, the average gross nominal monthly salary* (hereinafter “average salary”) was CZK 48,295, which is CZK 3,194 (7.1%) higher than in the same period in 2024. Consumer prices increased by 2.5% during this period, and real wages increased by 4.5% as a result. The amount of salaries increased by 7.4%, and the number of employees grew by 0.3%. Compared to the previous quarter, the seasonally adjusted average salary grew by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter of 2025.
Compared to the same period of the previous year, the median salary (CZK 42,901) increased by 6.2%, which corresponds to CZK 45,502 for men and CZK 40,059 for women. Eighty percent of employees received salaries between CZK 22,559 and CZK 82,064.
source: MPSV, ČSÚ, ÚP ČR
* calculated to the number of employees in the national economy