Polish jobless rate among EU's lowest, at 3.2% in October: Eurostat

Poland's unemployment rate stood at 3.2 percent in October and was among the lowest in the 27-nation European Union, the bloc’s statistics agency reported on Tuesday.

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Malta had the lowest jobless rate in the EU in October, at 3.1 percent, followed by Poland and the Czech Republic tied in second place, each with 3.2 percent, according to the Eurostat agency.

ℹ️ Polska🇵🇱 wiceliderem wśród państw Unii Europejskiej🇪🇺 z najniższym bezrobociem 📉
👉 W październiku br. stopa bezrobocia wg metodologii @EU_Eurostat wyniosła w Polsce 3,2% 📊 Taki sam wskaźnik zanotowały jeszcze Czechy, a niższy jedynie Malta - 3,1%. #Praca #RynekPracy… pic.twitter.com/74dnku6nWB

— Ministerstwo Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Społecznej (@MRPiPS_GOV__PL) December 2, 2025

Meanwhile, Spain had the highest seasonally-adjusted jobless rate in the EU, at 10.5 percent, and Finnish unemployment was the second-highest at 9.8 percent, according to the latest available data.

Eurostat reported that the EU average for October was 6 percent, stable compared with September and up from 5.8 percent in October 2024.

Euro area #unemployment at 6.4% in October 2025, EU at 6.0% https://t.co/r4SgqbNadJ pic.twitter.com/rwIzn3IQ5e

— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) December 2, 2025

Poland's statistics office GUS, which uses a different methodology, reported last month that the Polish jobless rate held steady at 5.6 percent in October, unchanged from September.

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Source: IAR, PAP, europa.eu/eurostat