Registered unemployment rate in Poland 1990-2023

The unemployment rate decreased from 9.5 percent in 2008 to 5.1 percent in December 2023. The highest registered unemployment rate was recorded in 2012 and 2013 at 13.4 percent. Unemployment in Poland In 2022, more than 15.2 million people were working in Poland, and the employment rate has increased by 14.3 percentage points since 2010. As a result, Poland also registered one of the lowest unemployment rates in the European Union. The average level of unemployment in the EU in 2023 was six percent. In Poland, it was 2.8 percent. Podkarpackie voivodeship (8.6 percent) registered the highest level of unemployment. On the contrary, the lowest rate was recorded in Wielkopolskie voivodeship (three percent). The most significant difficulties in finding a job in 2022 were experienced by young people - aged 35 to 44 years and those with lower secondary and incomplete primary education. Women were also more likely to have unemployed status than men. Nevertheless, looking for a new job in Poland is relatively short and depends on age. People aged over 50 observed the longest period of searching for a new. Economic emigration Poland has struggled with a high emigration rate since the labor transition period. However, since 2016, the migration balance has been improving, and the number of people emigrating from Poland is slowly stabilizing. Despite low unemployment, increasing job offers, and a strengthening labor market, 16.9 percent of Poles were considering economic emigration in February 2023. The people who most often go abroad to work are manual workers. Six out of 10 people had elementary, vocational, or secondary education. The prevailing reason for leaving was higher wages than those offered at home. Germany and the Netherlands were the most popular countries for working abroad in 2023.

失业率自2008年的9.5%降至2023年12月的5.1%。2012年和2013年录得最高失业率，为13.4%。在波兰，2022年有超过1520万人就业，自2010年以来就业率上升了14.3个百分点，从而使得波兰成为欧盟失业率最低的国家之一。2023年欧盟的平均失业率为6%，而在波兰则为2.8%。Podkarpackie省（8.6%）录得最高的失业水平，与之相反，Wielkopolskie省（3%）的失业率最低。在2022年，寻找工作的最大困难在于35至44岁的年轻人以及教育程度较低的人群。女性失业率高于男性。尽管如此，在波兰寻找新工作的周期相对较短，且与年龄相关。50岁以上的人群在寻找新工作方面花费的时间最长。自劳动转型期以来，波兰一直面临着高移民率的问题。然而，自2016年起，移民平衡状况有所改善，波兰移民人数正在缓慢稳定。尽管失业率低、工作机会增加以及劳动力市场强化，但在2023年2月，仍有16.9%的波兰人考虑经济移民。最常出国工作的人群为体力劳动者，其中60%的人拥有小学、职业教育或中学教育。离开的主要原因是在国外可以获得比国内更高的工资。德国和荷兰是2023年出国工作的最受欢迎的国家。