Polish unemployment up to 5.8% in April: stats office

Unemployment in Poland rose to 5.8 percent in April, from 5.4 percent in March, the country’s Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on Tuesday, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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The figure was a notch higher than an earlier estimate by the country’s labour minister.

There were around 965,800 people without jobs at the end of April, up from 909,400 a month earlier, according to the state-run statistics agency.

Registered #unemployment rate in #Poland in April 2020 amounted to 5.8% and was higher than in March 2020 (5.4%).

More information in recent #StatisticsPoland's Statistical Bulletin 4/2020: https://t.co/phTvGqWyhF#RegisteredUnemployment #LabourMarket #labour #statistics pic.twitter.com/5vdBCtDLEA

— Statistics Poland (@StatPoland) May 26, 2020

Poland’s Labour Minister Marlena Maląg said this month that more than 3 million jobs have been saved throughout the country thanks to government efforts to shield the economy from the coronavirus.

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Source: PAP