Polish jobless rate second-lowest in EU, at 2.7% in May: Eurostat

Unemployment in Poland was a modest 2.7 percent in May, unchanged from April and the second-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 May, at 2.4 percent, while Malta trailed Poland in third place, with 2.8 percent, according to the Eurostat agency.

ℹ️ Kolejny miesiąc Polska🇵🇱 wśród liderów w Unii Europejskiej🇪🇺 z najniższym bezrobociem ❗️
W maju br. stopa bezrobocia według metodologii @EU_Eurostat wyniosła w Polsce 2,7%. Niższy wskaźnik zanotowały tylko Czechy. ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/FXZQ8ep9r6

— Ministerstwo Rodziny i Polityki Społecznej (@MRiPS_GOV_PL) June 30, 2023

Meanwhile, Spain had the highest seasonally-adjusted jobless rate in the EU, at 12.7 percent, and Greek unemployment was the second-highest at 10.8 percent, according to the latest available data.

Polska w czołówce krajów z najniższym bezrobociem. Minister Maląg: to wynik rozważnych działań rządu https://t.co/6E7nXxTIEB

— Gospodarka - Polskie Radio (@Gospodarka_PRSA) June 30, 2023

Eurostat reported on Friday that the EU average for May was 5.9 percent, down from 6 percent in April.

Euro area #unemployment at 6.5% in May 2023, EU at 5.9% https://t.co/bP2dK71xei pic.twitter.com/gECZb8B3eK

— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) June 30, 2023

Poland's statistics office (GUS), which uses a different methodology, reported this week that the Polish jobless rate dropped to 5.1 percent in May, from 5.2 percent in April.

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Source: IAR, PAP, europa.eu/eurostat