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<p>Job polarization has been proven mainly in the United States and many Western European countries, but the Czech Republic has been relatively neglected in these surveys. This paper explicitly focuses on the Czech Republic and fills this gap from 2004–2017. Moreover, the Czech Republic is examined at the level of individual regions, making this paper new. Descriptive results show that the labour market has been polarized – employment in the high- and low-paying occupations has increased, while employment in the middling occupations has decreased. Furthermore, polarization has been demonstrated in seven regions. The workforce relocation took place to a greater extent in low-paying occupations (both at the level of individual regions and the level of the whole Czech Republic). Regression analysis results show job polarization only between 2004 and 2010 in the occupations of the private sphere.</p>
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Job polarization has been proven mainly in the United States and many Western European countries, but the Czech Republic has been relatively neglected in these surveys. This paper explicitly focuses on the Czech Republic and fills this gap from 2004–2017. Moreover, the Czech Republic is examined at the level of individual regions, making this paper new. Descriptive results show that the labour market has been polarized – employment in the high- and low-paying occupations has increased, while employment in the middling occupations has decreased. Furthermore, polarization has been demonstrated in seven regions. The workforce relocation took place to a greater extent in low-paying occupations (both at the level of individual regions and the level of the whole Czech Republic). Regression analysis results show job polarization only between 2004 and 2010 in the occupations of the private sphere.

Structural Changes of the Labour Market in the Czech Republic in Terms of Skills: Is There Any Job Polarization?

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Job polarization has been proven mainly in the United States and many Western European countries, but the Czech Republic has been relatively neglected in these...

Structural Changes of the Labour Market in the Czech Republic in Terms of Skills: Is There Any Job Polarization?

Data publikacji: 05 lip 2024

Zakres stron: 119 - 135

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/danb-2024-0007

Słowa kluczowe
Job Polarization, Employment Structure, Technological Change, Labour Market

© 2024 Radek Náplava., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Structural Changes of the Labour Market in the Czech Republic in Terms of Skills: Is There Any Job Polarization?

Data publikacji: 05 lip 2024

Zakres stron: 119 - 135

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/danb-2024-0007

Słowa kluczoweJob Polarization, Employment Structure, Technological Change, Labour Market

© 2024 Radek Náplava., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
Job Polarization, Employment Structure, Technological Change, Labour Market