Poland’s unemployment rate stood at 5.3% in April, down by 0.1% MoM and by 0.3% YoY, according to an estimate by the Social Policy and Labour Ministry.
According to preliminary data, in April there were 823,700 registered unemployed people, down by 2.7% MoM. Compared to the end of April 2022, the number of the unemployed decreased by 54,200 people or by 6.2%.
The ministry also said that Poland remained a country with one of the lowest unemployment rates in the EU.
As reported by Eurostat, the unemployment rate (calculated according to the definition adopted by Eurostat) in March amounted to 2.8% in Poland as compared to the 6% level in the EU and the 6.5% eurozone average.
Poland, along with Germany, ranked second behind the Czech Republic (2.6%) in terms of the lowest umemployment rate in the EU. (PAP/Business World Magazine)
