As at the end of February, the Czech Labour Office registered a total of 88,062 vacancies. That is 4,739 more than in the previous month. On average, there were 3.7 applicants per vacancy, with the highest number of applicants in the districts of Karviná (27.1), Děčín (15.2), Sokolov (14.3), Hodonín (13.3), Bruntál (11.6).

This year's data on the number of job vacancies registered by the Czech Labour Office are not comparable with older statistics, due to a change in the system of their registration, job offers older than six months are now automatically removed from the database.

In the 4th quarter of 2024, the average gross nominal monthly salary* (hereinafter “average salary”) was CZK 49,229, which is CZK 3,322 (7.2%) higher than in the same period in 2023. Consumer prices increased by 2.9% during this period, and real wages increased by 4.2% as a result. The amount of salaries increased by 7.4%, and the number of employees grew by 0.1%. Compared to the previous quarter, the seasonally adjusted average salary grew by 1.7% during the 4th quarter of 2024.

Compared to the same period of the previous year, the median salary (CZK 41,739) increased by 4.2%, which corresponds to CZK 45,004 for men and CZK 38,643 for women. Eighty percent of employees received salaries between CZK 21,577 and CZK 80,431.

source: MPSV, ČSÚ

* calculated to the number of employees in the national economy

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