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

Employment in Polish companies rose by 0.7 percent in November on average in year-on-year terms, the country’s Central Statistical Office (GUS) has reported.

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Meanwhile, average wages in Poland's corporate sector in November increased by 9.8 percent compared with the same month a year earlier, the state-run statistics agency said.

The average gross Polish monthly wage last month was PLN 6,022.49 (EUR 1,302, USD 1,467), according to the statistical office.

In November 2021, average paid #employment in enterprise sector in #Poland was higher by 0.7% (YoY) and amounted to 6,363.7 thousand. https://t.co/lFECoyKOBO#StatisticsPoland #statistics #enterprises #labour #LabourMarket pic.twitter.com/PkaNOcEH1t

— Statistics Poland (@StatPoland) December 17, 2021

In November 2021, average gross wages and salaries in eterprise sector in #Poland were higher by 9.8% (YoY) and amounted to PLN 6,022.49. https://t.co/lFECoyKOBO#StatisticsPoland #statistics #wage #wages #salary #enterprises #LabourMarket #labour pic.twitter.com/TFS0LiEvjN

— Statistics Poland (@StatPoland) December 17, 2021

The figures are for companies with more than nine employees.

Poland’s labour ministry this month estimated that the country's unemployment rate edged down by 0.1 percentage point in November to 5.4 percent.

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Source: PAP