Poland Unemployment Rate at Over 2 ½ -Year High

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.

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%.

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%.