Analýza postavení osob ve věku 50+ na trhu práce v České republice v letech 2005-2020

This thesis focuses on the position of 50+ persons in the labour market in the Czech Republic between 2005-2020 on a regional level. In the theoretical part, fundamental theoretical concepts related to the labour market and unemployment are introduced. This thesis evaluates advantages and disadvantages of 50+ persons in the labour market and concludes that 50+ persons are a disadvantaged group in the labour market. In the practical part, there is a comparison of the rate of unemployment of older persons on a regional level and basic characteristics of all regions are introduced. Based on this information, a number of regions is chosen for the analysis. The analysis tests, whether the development of the rate of unemployment of older persons is related to the development of aggregate gross value added of selected sectors with the largest representation of older workers. While the hypothesis of a dependency between these variables is rejected, under specific circumstances a relatively consistent relationship between these variables exists. Considering the current demographic development, it is necessary to look for other ways of supporting the disadvantaged group of 50+ persons in the labour market. This thesis tried to verify, whether support of sectors with the largest representation of older workers would improve the position of older workers in the labour market. Because the hypothesis was rejected, it is necessary to look for other ways of supporting 50+ persons in the labour market, which will require further research.