Polish Registered Unemployment Rate Stays at 5.8% in September, GUS Reports

Poland's registered unemployment rate held steady at 5.8% in September, matching the figure from August, according to data released by Statistics Poland (GUS). - The registered unemployment rate in Poland was 5.8% in September, matching the rate from August. - GUS confirmed the stable rate in its monthly release on October 23. - Business Insider Polska noted a longer-running decline in employment despite the stable official rate. - Local employment offices showed movement in registrations and deregistrations during the month. ## September Unemployment Figures The registered unemployment rate in Poland was 5.8% in September, the same level as in August (Nowe dane o bezrobociu. Wrzesień bez zmian, ale w urzędach pracy widać ruch – Bankier.pl) (Ponad 900 tys. Polaków bez pracy. GUS ujawnił wrześniowe dane – Rzeczpospolita). The statistics office confirmed this reading in its monthly publication released on October 23 (GUS podał dane o bezrobociu. We wrześniu stopa ne uległa zmianie – Puls Biznesu). The official figures point to a stable situation in the labor market. ## Labor Market Trends The headline rate has stayed flat, but other indicators suggest shifts beneath the surface. Business Insider Polska noted a prolonged decrease in overall employment, while clarifying that a reduction in job creation does not automatically translate into an increase in the number of people officially registered as unemployed (Najnowsze dane o bezrobociu w Polsce. GUS podał liczby z września – Business Insider Polska). ## Activity at Employment Offices The steady national rate masks greater activity within local employment offices. Bankier.pl reported that the flow of individuals registering for or leaving unemployment has changed at these local offices. Rzeczpospolita reported that the number of Poles without work exceeded 900 thousand in its coverage of the September data. ## Key Statistics - Unemployment rate, September: 5.8% - Unemployment rate, August: 5.8% - Month-on-month change: 0 percentage points ## Źródła - Nowe dane o bezrobociu. Wrzesień bez zmian, ale w urzędach pracy widać ruch – Bankier.pl - Ponad 900 tys. Polaków bez pracy. GUS ujawnił wrześniowe dane – Rzeczpospolita - GUS podał dane o bezrobociu. We wrześniu stopa ne uległa zmianie – Puls Biznesu - Najnowsze dane o bezrobociu w Polsce. GUS podał liczby z września – Business Insider Polska ## Read also - Poland's Job Offer Barometer Falls to 253.9 Points in September