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

Employment in Polish companies rose by 0.1 percent in July on average in year-on-year terms, the country’s statistics office reported on Monday.

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Meanwhile, average wages in Poland's corporate sector in July increased by 10.4 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 7,485.12 (EUR 1,670, USD 1,820), according to the statistical office.

The average monthly #salary (gross) in the enterprise sector in July 2023 was PLN 7,485.12 (+10.4% YoY). The data refers to entities in the enterprise sector with 10 or more employees in selected activities of NACE Rev.2.https://t.co/jaxEPN8kLY#StatisticsPoland #statistics pic.twitter.com/6Q4uZNnl8r

— Statistics Poland (@StatPoland) August 21, 2023

The figures are for companies with more than nine employees.

Family and Social Policy Minister Marlena Maląg this month estimated that Poland's unemployment rate held steady at 5 percent in July, unchanged from June.

There were around 782,400 people without jobs across the nation at the end of July, down by 1,200 from a month earlier, according to the government.

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Source: PAP