Poland is again at the forefront of the EU. Optimistic data

Eurostat reported on Thursday that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Poland was in August this year. 3.2 percent compared to 3.1 percent a month earlier. The number of unemployed people in our country amounted to 561,000 in August, while in July it was 551,000.

Unemployment in Poland. We are back at the top of the EU

The good news is that after a month’s break, we are back on the podium when it comes to the lowest unemployment rate in the European Union countries. The leaders in this respect are Slovenia and Malta (2.9% each). Poland ranks second ex aequo with the Czech Republic, where the unemployment rate in August was also 3.2%. Bulgaria ranks third (3.6%).

Data presented by the EU statistical office show that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the European Union was 5.9% in August, the same as the month before. In the euro zone, 6.3 percent was recorded. compared to 6.2 percent in July. The highest unemployment occurs in Spain and Finland (10.3 and 10.1 percent, respectively). Only in these two countries do we have a double-digit unemployment rate.

Data presented at the end of September by the Central Statistical Office (GUS) shows that the unemployment rate in August was 5.5%. compared to 5.4 percent in July. At the end of August, there were 856.3 thousand registered in labor offices. unemployed people. This is an increase of 3.1%. compared to July and by as much as 10.9 percent more than in the same month last year.

The differences between the Central Statistical Office and Eurostat data result from methodology. Eurostat understands unemployment as people who are actively looking for a job but have problems finding it. Therefore, it excludes a large group of people who are registered as unemployed but are not actually interested in taking up paid work.