Polish jobless rate third-lowest in EU, at 3.1% in October: Eurostat

Unemployment in Poland stood at 3.1 percent in October, marking the third-lowest rate in the 27-nation European Union, the bloc’s statistics agency has reported.

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The Czech Republic boasted the lowest jobless rate in the bloc in October, at 2.6 percent, while Malta was in second place, with 3 percent, according to the Eurostat agency.

ℹ️ Polska🇵🇱 w pierwszej trójce państw #UniaEuropejska z najniższym bezrobociem ❗️
👉 W październiku br. stopa bezrobocia wg metodologii @EU_Eurostat wyniosła w naszym kraju 3,1%. Niższy wskaźnik zanotowały jedynie Czechy - 2,6% i Malta - 3,0%. ⤵️#Praca #RynekPracy… pic.twitter.com/KvwdCY0NN9

— Ministerstwo Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Społecznej (@MRPiPS_GOV__PL) December 2, 2024

Meanwhile, Spain had the highest seasonally-adjusted jobless rate in the EU, at 11.2 percent, and Greek unemployment was the second-highest at 9.8 percent, according to the latest available data.

In October 2024, the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 6.3%; EU 5.9%. 💼 📊

Lowest rates in:
🇨🇿 Czechia (2.6%)
🇲🇹 Malta (3.0%)
🇵🇱 Poland (3.1%)

Highest rates in:
🇪🇸 Spain (11.2%)
🇬🇷 Greece (9.8%)
🇸🇪 Sweden & 🇫🇮 Finland (both 8.5%)

➡️https://t.co/biY8mFS5Lz pic.twitter.com/4Mszj7ekRN

— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) December 4, 2024

Eurostat reported that the EU average for October was 5.9 percent, stable compared with September and down from 6.1 percent in October 2023.

Euro area #unemployment at 6.3% in October 2024, EU at 5.9% https://t.co/7k2nya9op0 pic.twitter.com/K7JteIYjMZ

— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) December 2, 2024

Poland's statistics office (GUS), which uses a different methodology, reported last month that the Polish jobless rate dropped to 4.9 percent in October, from 5 percent in September.

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Source: IAR, PAP, europa.eu/eurostat