Poland Employment Declines as Expected in May

2026-06-22 07:40 By Nicole Aliyah 1 min. read

Poland’s corporate employment fell by 0.9% year-on-year in May 2026, bringing total employment to 6.38 million, in line with market expectations and unchanged from the previous month.

This marked the 32nd consecutive month of decline in corporate employment.

On a monthly basis, employment remained at a 0.1% fall in April due to the absence or reduced scale of additional payments that had been made in the previous month.

Meanwhile, average monthly gross salaries increased by 5.8% compared to a year earlier, reaching PLN 9,173.



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