Poland’s unemployment rate edged lower to 5.2% in April 2023, following a 5.4% in March and easing from a nine-month high of 5.5% in February and January. The reading came slightly below expectations of 5.3%, with the number of registered unemployed falling by 25 thousand to 821,9 thousand. Compared to April last year, the jobless rate dropped 0.4 percentage points from 5.6%. source: Central Statistical Office of Poland (GUS)

Unemployment Rate in Poland averaged 11.92 percent from 1990 until 2023, 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. 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 - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2023.

Unemployment Rate in Poland is expected to be 5.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Poland Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 6.50 percent in 2024 and 6.40 percent in 2025, according to our econometric models.

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Poland Unemployment Rate



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-04-26 08:00 AM Mar 5.4% 5.5% 5.4% 5.5%
2023-05-25 08:00 AM Apr 5.2% 5.4% 5.3% 5.4%
2023-06-23 08:00 AM May 5.2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Unemployment Rate 5.20 5.40 percent Apr 2023
Unemployed Persons 821.90 846.90 Thousand Apr 2023
Employed Persons 16852.00 16796.00 Thousand Mar 2023
Job Vacancies 56.90 61.80 Thousand Apr 2023
Wages 7124.26 6733.49 PLN/Month Mar 2023
Wages in Manufacturing 6910.31 7111.27 PLN/Month Apr 2023
Wage Growth 12.10 12.60 percent Apr 2023
Employment Change 0.40 0.50 percent Apr 2023
Labor Force Participation Rate 58.40 58.20 percent Mar 2023

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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.20 5.40 20.70 0.30 1990 - 2023 percent Monthly

News Stream
Poland Jobless Rate Lowers Further in April
Poland’s unemployment rate edged lower to 5.2% in April 2023, following a 5.4% in March and easing from a nine-month high of 5.5% in February and January. The reading came slightly below expectations of 5.3%, with the number of registered unemployed falling by 25 thousand to 821,9 thousand. Compared to April last year, the jobless rate dropped 0.4 percentage points from 5.6%.
2023-05-25
Poland Jobless Rate Edges Lower to 5.4%
Poland’s unemployment rate edged lower to 5.4% in March 2023, after steadying at a nine-month high of 5.5% in the previous two months and in line with market expectations. The number of registered unemployed fell by 17.9 thousand to 846.9 thousand. Compared to March last year, the jobless rate dropped 0.4 percentage points from 5.8%.
2023-04-26
Poland Jobless Rate Steady at 9-Month High of 5.5%
Poland’s unemployment rate stood at a nine-month high of 5.5% in February of 2023, unchanged from the previous month and matching market forecasts. The number of registered unemployed rose further by 7.2 thousand to 864.8 thousand, its highest level since April last year. Compared to February last year, the jobless rate dropped by 0.4 percentage points from 5.9%.
2023-03-23