Poland’s unemployment rate rose to 5.4% in January 2025 from 5.1% in December 2024, aligning with market expectations. It marked the highest jobless rate since February 2024, as the number of registered unemployed grew by 52 thousand from a month earlier to 838 thousand. In January 2024, the jobless rate was also at 5.4%. source: Central Statistical Office of Poland (GUS)

Unemployment Rate in Poland increased to 5.40 percent in January from 5.10 percent in December of 2024. Unemployment Rate in Poland averaged 11.58 percent from 1990 until 2025, 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. This page provides the latest reported value for - Poland Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Poland Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2025.

Unemployment Rate in Poland increased to 5.40 percent in January from 5.10 percent in December of 2024. Unemployment Rate in Poland is expected to be 5.20 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 5.30 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-01-27 09:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Dec 5.1% 5% 5.1% 5.00%
2025-02-25 09:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Jan 5.4% 5.1% 5.4% 5.4%
2025-03-25 09:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Feb 5.4% 5.4% 5.5%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 17247.00 17277.00 Thousand Dec 2024
Employment Growth YoY -0.90 -0.90 percent Feb 2025
Job Vacancies 54.00 38.30 Thousand Jan 2025
Job Vacancy Rate 0.70 0.90 percent Dec 2024
Labor Force Participation Rate 58.60 58.30 percent Sep 2024
Unemployed Persons 838.00 786.20 Thousand Jan 2025
Unemployment Rate 5.40 5.10 percent Jan 2025
Corporate Sector Wages YoY 7.90 9.20 percent Feb 2025
Wages 8477.21 8161.62 PLN/Month Dec 2024
Wages in Manufacturing 8032.39 8098.43 PLN/Month Jan 2025

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
5.40 5.10 20.70 0.30 1990 - 2025 percent Monthly


News Stream
Poland Jobless Rate Rises to 11-Month High
Poland’s unemployment rate rose to 5.4% in January 2025 from 5.1% in December 2024, aligning with market expectations. It marked the highest jobless rate since February 2024, as the number of registered unemployed grew by 52 thousand from a month earlier to 838 thousand. In January 2024, the jobless rate was also at 5.4%.
2025-02-25
Poland Jobless Rate Edges Up in December
Poland’s unemployment rate edged up to 5.1% in December 2024 from 5% in the previous month, in line with market expectations. The number of registered unemployed. The number of registered unemployed rose by 11.7 thousand from a month earlier to 786.2 thousand. In December 2023, the jobless rate was also at 5.1%
2025-01-27
Poland Jobless Rate Ticks Up to 5% in November
Poland’s unemployment rate edged up to 5% in November 2024 from 4.9% in the previous month, in line with market expectations. The number of registered unemployed rose by 9 thousand from a month earlier to 774.5 thousand. Compared to October 2023, the jobless rate remained unchanged at 5%.
2024-12-23