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

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

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Malta had the lowest jobless rate in the EU in November, at 3.1 percent, followed by Poland and the Czech Republic tied in second place, each with 3.2 percent, according to the Eurostat agency.

Meanwhile, Spain had the highest seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in the EU, at 10.4 percent, and Finnish unemployment was the second-highest at 10.1 percent, according to the latest available data.

ℹ️ Polska🇵🇱 niezmiennie w czołówce państw Unii Europejskiej🇪🇺 z najniższym bezrobociem 📉
👉 W listopadzie 2025 r. stopa bezrobocia według metodologii @EU_Eurostat wyniosła w Polsce 3,2%. Niższy wskaźniki zanotowała jedynie Malta - 3,1%, a taki sam - Czechy ⤵️#RynekPracy… pic.twitter.com/dc4wESrJQr

— Ministerstwo Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Społecznej (@MRPiPS_GOV__PL) January 9, 2026

Eurostat reported that the EU average for November was 6 percent, stable compared with October 2025 and up from 5.8 percent in November 2024.

Euro area #unemployment at 6.3% in November 2025, EU at 6.0% https://t.co/hUQNeMyxGz pic.twitter.com/LzaJWaQNc7

— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) January 8, 2026

Poland's statistics office GUS, which uses a different methodology, reported last month that the Polish jobless rate held steady at 5.6 percent in November, unchanged from October.

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Source: IAR, PAP, europa.eu/eurostat