Polish jobless rate among EU's lowest, at 3.2% in September: Eurostat

Poland's unemployment rate stood at 3.2 percent in September and was among the lowest in the 27-nation European Union, the bloc’s statistics agency reported on Thursday.

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The Czech Republic and Malta tied for the lowest jobless rate in the EU in September, each with 3 percent, followed by Slovenia with 3.1 percent and Poland in fourth place, according to the Eurostat agency.

📉 Polska🇵🇱 pozostaje krajem o jednym z najniższych wskaźników bezrobocia w #UniaEuropejska🇪🇺
ℹ️ We wrześniu br. stopa bezrobocia wg metodologii @EU_Eurostat wyniosła w Polsce 3,2% 📊
👉 Niższy wskaźnik zanotowały jedynie Czechy i Malta - 3,0% oraz Słowenia - 3,1% ⤵️#Praca… pic.twitter.com/OPHLSUvcOL

— Ministerstwo Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Społecznej (@MRPiPS_GOV__PL) October 30, 2025

Meanwhile, Spain had the highest seasonally-adjusted jobless rate in the EU, at 10.5 percent, and Finnish unemployment was the second-highest at 9.8 percent, according to the latest available data.

Eurostat reported that the EU average for September was 6 percent, unchanged from August and up from 5.9 percent in September 2024.

Euro area #unemployment at 6.3% in September 2025, EU at 6.0% https://t.co/19ycWgOblL pic.twitter.com/A6pXyXQemh

— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) October 30, 2025

Poland's statistics office GUS, which uses a different methodology, reported last month that the Polish jobless rate rose to 5.6 percent in September, from 5.5 percent in August.

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Source: IAR, PAP, europa.eu/eurostat