Poland's jobless rate third-lowest in EU, at 2.8% in November: Eurostat

Poland's unemployment rate stood at 2.8% in November, the same as in October, and was the third-lowest among the 27 European Union countries, the bloc's statistics agency has said.  

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Eurostat announced the latest EU unemployment data on Tuesday. 

Poland's jobless rate was 2.8% in November, with only the Czech Republic and Malta recording a lower figure, at 2.4% and 2.5%, respectively.  

Meanwhile, Spain had the bloc's highest unemployment rate in November, at 11.9%, followed by Greece on 9.4%, according to Eurostat.

The overall jobless rate in the EU stood at 5.9% in November, officials in Brussels said.

Euro area #unemployment at 6.4% in November 2023, EU at 5.9% https://t.co/JcCXnbpZrp pic.twitter.com/BYK8JODkwU

— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) January 9, 2024

Poland's ministry of family, labour and social policy on Monday said that unemployment had stood at 5.1% in December, slightly lower than in December 2022, and up from 5% in November 2023 for seasonal reasons, according to a flash estimate.

ℹ️ W grudniu 2023 r. stopa bezrobocia rejestrowanego w Polsce🇵🇱osiągnęła poziom 5,1% wg wstępnych danych #MRPiPS.
👉 Najlepiej sytuacja wygląda w województwie wielkopolskim, gdzie stopa bezrobocia wyniosła 3,0%. Najwyższą stopę bezrobocia odnotowano w województwie podkarpackim -… pic.twitter.com/1GT8FTldiS

— Ministerstwo Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Społecznej (@MRPiPS_GOV__PL) January 8, 2024

Source: Eurostat, IAR, PAP, gov.pl