The Czech Republic had the lowest unemployment rate in the EU in 2025 – 2.8% – and a minimum wage of CZK 22,400 a month (2026). Employers look for engineers, builders, programmers, health professionals and machine operators, but most of them expect you to speak Czech. Find out where to look for a job, how to apply and what to arrange in your first weeks.
According to labour market information from the Labour Office of the Czech Republic, published by EURES in 2025, the occupational groups with the biggest shortages in 2024 were machine and plant operators, building and related trades workers and health professionals. Employers most often look for:
There are regional differences: Prague needs ICT specialists and support workers in construction, manufacturing and transport, while South Moravia looks for software developers, data analysts and engineers.
Competition is stronger for office jobs: there are more jobseekers than vacancies among legal, social and cultural professionals and business and administration associate professionals – in the Olomouc region, for example, there were 19 applicants for every vacancy for administrative workers.
Key figures: Eurostat (population on 1 January 2026; unemployment and employment rates 2025; minimum wages July 2026); for the United Kingdom – Office for National Statistics; for Liechtenstein – national statistics. Country information: EURES – Living and working conditions, public employment services and the official government websites listed under each country. Rules, thresholds and amounts can change – check the official sources before you move. Updated: October 2026.
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