The unemployment rate in Poland was 2.8 percent in August, while in the eurozone it was 6.4 percent. Eurostat has released the latest data.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Poland was 2.8%. in August 2023, which is the same as the month before, the EU statistical agency Eurostat announced on Monday. As indicated in the announcement, Poland recorded the third lowest unemployment rate in the European Union, after the Czech Republic (2.5%) and Malta (2.7%).
The number of unemployed people in Poland amounted to 475 thousand. in August compared to 479 thousand a month earlier.
Unemployment rate in the EU
Across the European Union, the unemployment rate was 5.9 percent in August. Eurostat measures the harmonized unemployment rate as the percentage of people aged 15 to 74 who are unemployed, able to go to work in the next two weeks, and who have actively looked for work in recent weeks, for all economically active people in a given country.
According to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (GUS), the registered unemployment rate in our country was 5%. at the end of August this year compared to 5%. a month earlier.
Eurozone. New dates
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the eurozone was 6.4%. in August 2023 compared to 6.5 percent a month earlier – reported the EU statistical agency Eurostat. This reading is consistent with market consensus forecasts. Across the European Union, this percentage was 5.9%. in August compared to 6 percent a month earlier.
In the eurozone, the number of unemployed people in August was 10.856 million, which represents a decrease compared to both July this year (when there were 10.963 million unemployed) and August 2022 (11.263 million unemployed). Across the European Union, the number of unemployed fell to 12.837 million in August, down from 12.949 million in July and 13.172 million a year earlier.
Source: Do Rzeczy

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