Unemployment in Poland. Another disturbing data
The unemployment rate in July amounted to 5.4 percent, compared to 5.2 percent. A month earlier – results from the preliminary data of the labor department. This is another month in which unemployment in Poland is growing.
The Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy presented estimated data on the unemployment rate in July. It amounted to 5.4 percent It is 0.2 percentage point more than in the previous month and by 0.4 percentage point more than in the same period last year.
The data provided by the Labor Ministry shows that in the previous month the highest unemployment was recorded in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship (8.8 percent), and the lowest in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (3.3 percent).
According to the preliminary data of the ministry, in the end of July 830.6 thousand were registered in the labor offices. unemployed. It is 33.7 thousand more than a month earlier and by 65.3 thousand more than a year ago.
Unemployment in Poland. Is there a reason for concern?
July is another month in which unemployment in Poland is growing. These data seem disturbing, because during the holidays the indicators usually decreased. Does this mean that the situation on the Polish labor market is deteriorating? Not necessarily. Pekao analysts pay attention to this, reminding you of the regulatory changes that have recently occurred. Act of On March 20, 2025, on the labor market and employment services, it offers unemployed greater flexibility in the registration process at the Labor Office. Registration is possible at the place of residence, not registration, and a group of people authorized to support has been expanded to include farmers.
– Therefore, we are of the opinion that about 30,000 New unemployed who appeared in the system between May and June are people who remained unemployed before, and only after the new law entered into force, they formally registered as the unemployed – experts emphasize.
The recent Eurostat data shows that the unemployment rate in Poland amounted to 3.5 percent in June, compared to 3.3 percent. a month earlier. Despite this growth, we are still one of the EU leaders in terms of low unemployment. Only Malta and the Czech Republic are ahead of us (2.5 percent and 3 %, respectively). The highest unemployment was in Spain (10.4 percent). The EU average was 5.9 percent
