Labour Market in the Czech Republic
Unemployment | Contents |
2. The unemployed - comprise all persons aged 15+ who satisfied all of the following three conditions during the reference period:
- were without work - i.e., were in neither employ-ment nor self-employ-ment,
- were actively seeking work. The active form of seeking work includes registration with a labour office or private employ-ment exchange, checking at work sites, farms, market or other assembly places, placing or answering newspaper advertise-ments, taking steps to establish own business, applying for permits and licenses, or looking for a job in a different manner,
- were currently available for work - i.e., were avail-able during the reference period for paid employment or self-employment immediately or within 14 days.
If the persons fail to meet even one of the conditions above, they are classified as employed or economically not active. The only exception are persons who do not seek work, because they have found it already, but their commencement of work is fixed for a later time. These persons are also classified to the unemployed by Eurostat definition.
2.1 The unemployed, registered - persons in unem-ploy-ment who use services of professional agencies, either public (labour offices) or private (employment exchang-es), to actively seek work.
2.1.1 The unemployed, registered by labour offices - persons in unemployment who satisfy the general condi-tions of unemploy-ment and actively seek work through a labour office irrespective of whether or not they are on unemployment benefit before the commencement of their work.
2.2 The unemployed, not registered - persons in unemployment who satisfy general conditions of unemployment and seek jobs in an active manner, using other form than through employment agencies, in the Czech Republic through labour offices.