Polish unemployment flat at 5.8% in September: gov't

Poland's unemployment rate held steady at 5.8 percent in September, unchanged from August, the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy said on Monday.

The Warsaw headquarters of the Polish Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy.

Photo: Marcin Dławichowski/Polish Radio

There were around 908,300 people without jobs across the nation at the end of last month, down by 1,200 from a month earlier, according to the government.

The state-run Statistics Poland agency (GUS) reported last month that the Polish jobless rate had remained flat at 5.8 percent in August, stabled compared with July.

Meanwhile, the European Union's Eurostat statistics agency, which uses a different methodology, estimated last month that unemployment in Poland had stood at 3.4 percent in August, marking one of the lowest rates in the 27-nation bloc.

ℹ️ Polska🇵🇱 w czołówce państw Unii Europejskiej🇪🇺 z najniższym bezrobociem 📉 👉 W sierpniu stopa bezrobocia według metodologii @EU_Eurostat wyniosła w Polsce 3,4% 📊 Niższy wskaźnik zanotowały jedynie Czechy - 3,2%, a taki sam - Malta i Słowenia ⤵️ #MRPiPS https://t.co/AtMo3m6aoK

— Ministerstwo Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Społecznej (@MRPiPS_GOV__PL) October 1, 2026

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Source: IAR/PAP