Unemployment in January. Such a situation has not been in 35 years
The unemployment rate in January was 5.4 percent. – results from the estimated data of the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy. The ministry points out that since 1990 no lower value has been recorded this month.
The Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy presented preliminary data on unemployment in January. – The situation on the labor market in the first month of 2025 was stable. The estimates of the Ministry of Labor show that in January 2025 the registered unemployment rate was 5.4 percent. – we read in the department of the ministry.
The ministry points out that the unemployment rate of 5.4 percent. This is the same as in January last year and from 1990 no lower value was noted this month. It should be noted, however, that in December 2024 the indicator was 5.1 percent, which means that in a monthly basis, however, an increase of 0.3 percentage points.
Unemployment in Poland. The worst in Podkarpacie
The data provided by the Labor Ministry shows that the highest level of unemployment occurs in the province. Podkarpackie (9.1 percent). The best situation occurs in Greater Poland, where the unemployment rate is only 3.3 percent.
At the end of January, 838.7 thousand were registered in the labor offices. unemployed. It is 52.6 thousand people (6.7 percent) more than at the end of December last year and by 1.7 thousand. people (0.2 percent) more than in the same period of 2024.
The ministry also stated what the situation in flood areas looks like. – In total, in 43 poviats, in which the state of natural disaster was announced, caused by a flood, 76.9 thousand were registered. unemployed, i.e. by approx. 5.2 thousand people more than at the end of 2024. The dynamics of unemployment growth in these poviats amounted to 7.3%, while in other poviats it was 6.6%. This means that the growth was similar – informs the ministry.
The ministry also cites the latest data of Eurostat, according to which Poland remains at the forefront of European Union countries when it comes to low unemployment. The data of the EU Statistical Office shows that in December last year the unemployment rate in Poland amounted to 3 percent. It gives us – ex æquo with Malta – the second position among EU countries. The leader is the Czech Republic invariably, where unemployment is only 2.6 percent. The EU average is 5.9 percent.
