The unemployment rate in Poland fell to 5.7 percent in September 2018 from 5.8 percent in the previous month and below market expectations of 5.8 percent. It remained the lowest jobless rate since October 1990, as the number of registered unemployed declined by 9.7 thousand to 948.9 thousand. A year earlier the unemployment rate was higher at 6.8 percent. Unemployment Rate in Poland averaged 12.92 percent from 1990 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 20.70 percent in February of 2003 and a record low of 0.30 percent in January of 1990.

Poland Unemployment Rate
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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2018-08-24 08:00 AM Unemployment Rate 5.9% 5.9% 5.9% 5.9%
2018-09-25 08:00 AM Unemployment Rate 5.8% 5.9% 5.9% 5.8%
2018-10-23 08:00 AM Unemployment Rate 5.7% 5.8% 5.8% 5.6%
2018-11-26 09:00 AM Unemployment Rate 5.7% 5.7%
2018-12-21 09:00 AM Unemployment Rate 5.5%


Poland Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 5.70 5.80 20.70 0.30 percent [+]
Employed Persons 16565.00 16344.00 16565.00 15177.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 938.50 948.90 3344.20 56.00 Thousand [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.00 1.10 11.60 1.00 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 9.60 9.70 44.20 9.60 percent [+]
Labour Costs 112.60 111.80 115.00 83.30 Index Points [+]
Productivity 122.70 117.50 138.00 73.20 Index Points [+]
Job Vacancies 98.00 107.60 120.30 5.30 Thousand [+]
Wages 4521.08 4622.84 4622.84 1008.03 PLN/Month [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 4604.70 4611.58 4688.16 2722.47 PLN/Month [+]
Wage Growth 6.70 6.80 13.16 0.38 percent [+]
Minimum Wages 480.20 502.75 502.75 158.94 EUR/Month [+]
Population 37.98 37.97 38.67 29.48 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 60.00 60.00 60.58 60.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 65.00 65.00 65.58 65.00 [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 56.50 56.00 57.10 53.20 percent [+]
Part Time Employment 1087.40 1044.50 1396.00 991.80 Thousand [+]
Employment Change 3.20 3.40 5.80 -2.40 percent [+]
Employment Rate 67.70 66.60 67.70 50.40 percent [+]
Full Time Employment 15138.90 14965.10 15138.90 11844.00 Thousand [+]


Poland Unemployment Rate

In Poland, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page provides the latest reported value for - Poland Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Poland Unemployment Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2018.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.70 5.80 20.70 0.30 1990 - 2018 percent Monthly




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South Africa 27.50 Sep/18
Spain 14.55 Sep/18
Brazil 11.90 Sep/18
Turkey 10.80 Jul/18
Italy 10.10 Sep/18
Argentina 9.60 Jun/18
France 9.10 Jun/18
Euro Area 8.10 Sep/18
Saudi Arabia 6.00 Jun/18
Canada 5.80 Oct/18
Indonesia 5.34 Jun/18
Australia 5.00 Sep/18
Russia 4.50 Sep/18
South Korea 4.00 Sep/18
United Kingdom 4.00 Aug/18
China 3.82 Sep/18
Netherlands 3.70 Sep/18
United States 3.70 Oct/18
Mexico 3.60 Sep/18
India 3.52 Dec/17
Germany 3.40 Sep/18
Switzerland 2.40 Oct/18
Japan 2.30 Sep/18
Singapore 2.10 Sep/18


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