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

Employment in Polish companies rose by 2.4 percent in March on average in year-on-year terms, the country’s Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on Thursday.

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Meanwhile, average wages in Poland's corporate sector in March increased by 12.4 percent compared with the same month a year earlier, the state-run statistics agency said.

In March 2022, average paid #employment in enterprise sector in #Poland was higher by 2.4% (YoY) and amounted to 6,484.9 thousand.https://t.co/ExlrOkoxZS#StatisticsPoland #statistics #enterprises #labour #LabourMarket pic.twitter.com/U94uk49z3Y

— Statistics Poland (@StatPoland) April 21, 2022

The average gross Polish monthly wage last month was PLN 6,665.64 (EUR 1,434, USD 1,566), according to the statistical office.

The average monthly #wage (gross) in enterprise sector in #Poland in March 2022 amounted to PLN 6,665.64.https://t.co/dNAEjNmlnl#StatisticsPoland #statistics #wage #wages #salary #enterprises #LabourMarket #labour pic.twitter.com/PbuKYzNcND

— Statistics Poland (@StatPoland) April 21, 2022

The figures are for companies with more than nine employees.

Poland’s labour ministry this month estimated that the country's unemployment rate edged down to 5.4 percent in March, from 5.5 percent in February.

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Source: PAP