Poland’s unemployment rate stood at 5.2% in December 2022, up by 0.1% MoM, according to an estimate by the Labour Ministry.
Economists polled by PAP also saw the jobless rate in December 2022 at 5.2%.
The number of registered unemployed increased to 813,200 at end-December 2022 against 800,000 at end-November 2022, the Ministry of Family and Social Policy said.
In December 2022, employers submitted 67,100 job offers, down from 77,200 in November 2022, according to the ministry.
The latest official estimate from the Central Statistical Office is available for November 2022 and shows an unemployment rate of 5.1%.
Marlena Malag, minister of family and social policy, said that the unemployment estimates confirmed that the situation on the Polish labour market was stable.
“Never before has the unemployment rate been lower than 5.2% in December 2022,” she added. (PAP/Business World Magazine)