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Employment down, wages up in Polish firms y/y in November: stats office

19.12.2024 10:30
Employment in Polish companies dropped by 0.5 percent in November on average in year-on-year terms, the country’s statistics office reported on Thursday.
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Meanwhile, average wages in Poland's corporate sector in November increased by 10.5 percent compared with the same month a year earlier, the state-run Statistics Poland (GUS) agency said.

The average gross Polish monthly wage last month was PLN 8,478.26 (EUR 1,990, USD 2,070), according to the statistical office.

The figures are for companies with more than nine employees.

The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy estimated earlier this month that Poland's unemployment rate edged up to 5 percent in November, from 4.9 percent in October.

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Source: IAR, PAP