Polish jobless rate lowest in EU, at 2.7% in April: Eurostat

Unemployment in Poland stood at 2.7 percent in April, 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 April, each with 2.7 percent, according to the Eurostat agency.

ℹ️ Polska🇵🇱 liderem wśród państw Unii Europejskiej🇪🇺 z najniższym bezrobociem ❗️
W kwietniu br. stopa bezrobocia według metodologii @EU_Eurostat wyniosła w Polsce 2,7%. Taki sam wynik odnotowano także w Czechach.⤵️ pic.twitter.com/7OhSuUKQqm

— Ministerstwo Rodziny i Polityki Społecznej (@MRiPS_GOV_PL) June 1, 2023

Meanwhile, Spain had the highest seasonally-adjusted jobless rate in the EU, at 12.7 percent, while Greek unemployment was the second-highest at 11.2 percent, according to the latest available data.

According to the latest @EU_Eurostat report, Poland 🇵🇱 along with 🇨🇿 record lowest #unemployment rate in the European Union 🇪🇺 in April - 2.7%.

The unemployment rate in the whole #EU reached 6%. pic.twitter.com/vYMxrnCB5D

— Poland in the EU (@PLPermRepEU) June 1, 2023

Eurostat reported on Thursday that the EU average for April was 6 percent, unchanged from March.

Euro area #unemployment at 6.5% in April 2023, EU at 6.0% https://t.co/sow2m3fOSH pic.twitter.com/28G37c3LCj

— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) June 1, 2023

Poland's statistics office (GUS), which uses a different methodology, reported last month that the Polish jobless rate dropped to 5.2 percent in April, from 5.4 percent in March.

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Source: IAR, PAP, biznes.interia.pl, europa.eu/eurostat