Unemployment Rate in Poland increased to 6 percent in January from 5.70 percent in December of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Poland averaged 11.41 percent from 1990 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 20.70 percent in February of 2003 and a record low of 0.30 percent in January of 1990. source: Central Statistical Office of Poland (GUS)

Unemployment Rate in Poland is expected to be 5.70 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Poland Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 5.50 percent in 2027 and 5.40 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-27 09:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Dec 5.7% 5.6% 5.7% 5.7%
2026-02-24 09:10 AM
Unemployment Rate
Jan 6% 5.7% 6% 6.0%
2026-03-26 09:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Feb 6% 5.9%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 17346.00 17361.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Employment Change 0.90 0.50 percent Sep 2025
Job Vacancies 26.80 25.90 Thousand Jan 2026
Job Vacancy Rate 0.80 0.80 percent Sep 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 59.00 58.30 percent Sep 2025
Unemployed Persons 934.10 887.90 Thousand Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate 6.00 5.70 percent Jan 2026
Corporate Sector Wages YoY 6.10 8.60 percent Jan 2026
Wages 9197.79 8771.70 PLN/Month Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 8507.06 8809.11 PLN/Month Jan 2026


Poland Unemployment Rate
In Poland, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
6.00 5.70 20.70 0.30 1990 - 2026 percent Monthly

News Stream
Poland Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 5.6%
Poland’s unemployment rate stood at 5.6% in November 2025, unchanged from the previous two months and slightly below market expectations of a 5.7% gain. The number of registered unemployed persons rose by 6.3 thousand from a month earlier to 873.6 thousand. Among them, unemployed men increased to 437.5 thousand from 432.5 thousand in October, while the number of unemployed women edged up to 436.1 thousand from 434.8 thousand. The number of unemployed youth decreased by 1.1 thousand to 122.2 thousand. Meanwhile, the number of job vacancies decreased by 32.8 thousand from the previous month to 38.8 thousand.
2025-12-23
Poland Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 5.6%
Poland’s unemployment rate stood at 5.6% in October 2025, unchanged from the previous month and in line with market expectations. The number of registered unemployed persons rose by 1.2 thousand from a month earlier to 867.3 thousand. Of these, 432.5 thousand were unemployed men and 434.8 thousand were women. In October 2024, the jobless rate was at 4.9%.
2025-11-26
Poland Unemployment Rate Ticks Up to 5.6%
Poland’s unemployment rate edged up to 5.6% in September 2025 from 5.5% in the previous month, in line with market expectations. This marked the highest jobless rate since February 2023, as the number of registered unemployed persons rose by 9.8 thousand from a month earlier to 866.1 thousand. In September 2024, the jobless rate was lower at 5.0%.
2025-10-23