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

Employment in Polish companies dropped by 1.7 percent in February on average in year-on-year terms, the country’s Central Statistical Office (GUS) said on Wednesday.

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Meanwhile, average wages in Poland's corporate sector in February increased by 4.5 percent compared with the same month a year earlier, the state-run statistics agency reported.

The average gross Polish monthly wage last month was PLN 5,568.82 (EUR 1,210, USD 1,440), according to the statistical office.

In February 2021, average paid #employment in enterprise sector in #Poland was lower by 1.7% (YoY) and amounted to 6,334.0 thousand.

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— Statistics Poland (@StatPoland) March 17, 2021

In Fenruary 2021, average gross wages and salaries in enterprise sector in #Poland were higher by 4.5% (YoY) and amounted to PLN 5,568.82.

More: https://t.co/OdHpQiZA2n#StatisticsPoland #statistics #wage #wages #salary #enterprises #labour pic.twitter.com/SyBqwEZUud

— Statistics Poland (@StatPoland) March 17, 2021

The figures are for companies with more than nine employees.

Poland's Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin said earlier this month that the government had spent tens of billions to save more than 6.9 million jobs since the coronavirus crisis hit the country a year ago.

Support for businesses throughout the country has exceeded PLN 200 billion (EUR 44 billion, USD 52 billion) during the last 12 months, he added.

Poland’s labour ministry has estimated that the country's unemployment rate was 6.6 percent in February, up from 6.5 percent in January.

(gs/pk)

Source: PAP