THE MONTHLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN REGIONS: EMPIRICAL
EVIDENCE FROM THE VISEGRAD GROUP COUNTRIES
Michal Tvrdoň
Department of Economics, Silesian University, Czech Republic
June 20, 2013, VALTICE, Czech Republic
METHODOLOGY
 simple comparison
 registered unemplyoment rate
 monthly data (national labour office) 2005 till
2012
 the relevant administrative level (NUTS 2
or NUTS 3 level)
 not seasonally adjusted
INTRODUCTION
 Paper deals with regional labour market
performance
 competitiveness of regions
 economic crisis and its influence on the
labour market
Real GDP Growth in the Visegrad group, quarterly
data 2000-2011
Development of the national unemployment rate
in the Visegrad group, monthly data 2005-2012
Regional unemployment rate in the Czech Republic,
monthly data 2005-2012
The minimum and maximum range of regional
unemployment rate in the Czech Republic
Regional unemployment rate in Slovakia, monthly
data 2005-2012
The minimum and maximum range of regional
unemployment rate in Slovakia
Regional unemployment rate in Hungary, monthly
data 2005-2012
The minimum and maximum range of regional
unemployment rate in Hungary
Regional unemployment rate in Poland, monthly
data 2005-2012
The minimum and maximum range of regional
unemployment rate in Poland
CONCLUSIONS
 significant economic growth in pre-crisis period
 a huge gap between the region of the capital city and
the rest of the country
 strong impact of the crisis on the labour market both
in national and regional level
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