Polish jobless rate lowest in EU, at 2.9% in March: Eurostat

Unemployment in Poland stood at 2.9 percent in March, marking the lowest rate in the 27-nation European Union, the bloc’s statistics agency has reported.

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Poland and the Czech Republic tied for the lowest jobless rate in the bloc in March, each with 2.9 percent, according to the Eurostat agency.

Eurostat: stopa bezrobocia w Polsce najniższa w UE. Kolejny raz jesteśmy w czołówce https://t.co/itYgyx7URo

— Gospodarka - Polskie Radio (@Gospodarka_PRSA) May 3, 2024

Meanwhile, Spain had the highest seasonally-adjusted jobless rate in the EU, at 11.7 percent, and Greek unemployment was the second-highest at 10.2 percent, according to the latest available data.

Eurostat reported that the EU average for March was 6 percent, down from 6.1 percent in February and stable compared with March 2023.

Euro area #unemployment stable at 6.5% in March 2024, EU at 6.0% https://t.co/p5rSpdt3IE pic.twitter.com/4ZVNOjuPc4

— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) May 3, 2024

Poland's statistics office (GUS), which uses a different methodology, reported last month that the Polish jobless rate dropped to 5.3 percent in March, from 5.4 percent in February.

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Source: IAR, PAP, europa.eu/eurostat