Analýza nezaměstnanosti osob ve věku 50+ jako ohrožené skupiny na trhu práce v Karlovarském kraji v letech 2017-2021

This bachelor's thesis deals with the analysis of unemployment of people aged 50+ as a vulnerable group on the labour market in the Karlovy Vary Region in 2017-2021. The theoretical part describes terms related to the labour market, unemployment and employment policy in the Czech Republic through the method of literary research. It also deals with Gary S. Becker's theory of discrimination, which is based on the economic decision-making of individuals who already use prejudices to their advantage, and the socio-economic characteristics of the region, where tourism and spas are key. The practical part is devoted to the analysis of the labour market and also unemployment within the examined period with the help of data mainly from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the Labour office of the Karlovy Vary Region. It also includes the evaluation of questionnaire surveys from the point of view of unemployed people over 50 years of age and from the point of view of companies. The thesis concludes that thanks to the active employment policy, the situation on the labour market in the Karlovy Vary region has improved, especially through community service. The riskiest group of unemployed people in the region are applicants aged 55-59. On the basis of the conducted questionnaire survey, it turned out that the largest group of job seekers are respondents without work for more than 2 years, therefore it is important to focus primarily on the causes of their unemployment, as their work skills are degrading.