ANALYSIS OF LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Unemployment is one of the basic indices, which evaluates the economy. It is not only for this reason that great attention is paid to unemployment and its extent by many economists and analysts. Long-term unemployment is a serious problem. This designates the situation where an unemployed person has been out of work for longer than one year. Persons who have been unemployed for longer than one year at present represent more than 50% of the total number of unemployed in the EU countries. For comparison it is often stated, for example, that in Japan long-term unemployment is around 15%. Apart from the economic impacts, long-term unemployment also has a number of other social impacts. These include loss of work habits, loss of contact with normal social life, but also psychological problems, laziness, etc. One of the problems in relation to long-term unemployment is considered to be the generosity of social benefits. Pavelka wrote, see [Pavelka, 2011]: "Unemployment and especially long-term unemployment may lead to higher unemployment in the future". This article deals with the analysis of the extent of long-term unemployment in the Czech Republic from various aspects.