Labour markets in Visegrad countries ten years after the 2004 EU enlargement

In 2004 the European Union expanded to include ten new members, including all Visegrad countries. It can be concluded that growth potential of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia was obvious. However, the global economic crisis hit the labour markets of V4 countries significantly, but differently. The paper aiming at identifying labour market developments in V4 countries and examines the impact of the economic development on them. The paper emphasizes the development of the selected specific unemployment rates. It deals with an issue how to get employment development back on track. Therefore, the last section reviews the green economy as one of the key sectors with great employment potential.