Employment down, wages up in Polish firms y/y in March: stats office

Employment in Polish companies dropped by 1.3 percent in March on average in year-on-year terms, the country’s Central Statistical Office (GUS) said on Wednesday, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Meanwhile, average wages in Poland's corporate sector in March increased by 8 percent compared with the same month a year earlier, the state-run statistics agency reported.

The average gross Polish monthly wage last month was PLN 5,929.05 (around EUR 1,300, USD 1,565), according to the statistical office.

In March 2021, average paid #employment in enterprise sector in #Poland was lower by 1.3% (YoY) and amounted to 6,330.3 thousand.

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— Statistics Poland (@StatPoland) April 21, 2021

In March 2021, average gross wages and salaries in enterprise sector in #Poland were higher by 8.0% (YoY) and amounted to PLN 5,929.05.

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— Statistics Poland (@StatPoland) April 21, 2021

The figures are for companies with more than nine employees.

Poland's Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin said last month that the government had spent tens of billions to save more than 6.9 million jobs since the coronavirus crisis hit the country a year ago.

Support for businesses throughout the country has exceeded PLN 200 billion (EUR 44 billion, USD 52 billion) during the last 12 months, he added.

Poland’s labour ministry has estimated that the country's unemployment rate was 6.4 percent in March, down from 6.5 percent in February.

(gs/pk)

Source: PAP