Unemployment rate – January 2023. Data from the Central Statistical Office

According to the Central Statistical Office, the number of unemployed registered in employment offices amounted to 857.6 thousand. against 812.3 thous. people a month earlier. The Ministry of Family and Social Policy previously estimated that unemployment rate increased to 5.5% in January.

The consensus prepared by PAP Biznes indicated that the unemployment rate in January amounted to 5.4 percent.

“In the voivodeships, the unemployment rate ranged from 3.1 percent in Wielkopolskie to 9.3 percent in Warmińsko-Mazurskie. Compared to the previous month, the unemployment rate increased in all voivodeships, including to the greatest extent in Warmińsko-Mazurskie ( by 0.6 percentage point) and Świętokrzyskie (by 0.5 percentage point). Over the year, the intensity of unemployment decreased in all voivodeships, including most in Podkarpackie (by 0.9 percentage point) and Świętokrzyskie (by 0.8 pp)” – the Central Statistical Office report states.

The Central Statistical Office indicated that “among the unemployed registered at the end of January this year, women accounted for 53.4 percent, i.e. slightly less than a year earlier”. He added that “the majority of the unemployed still had no right to unemployment benefits (85.1 percent, i.e. 1.2 percentage points less than in January last year)”.

“The percentage of people without professional qualifications (32.3%) remained significant, similar to the one recorded a year ago. Among the less numerous categories, the percentage of people who have not worked so far and graduates increased. The share of the unemployed dismissed for reasons related to the workplace was the same as a year ago” – we read in the report.

131.5 thousand jobs were registered in employment offices in January. new unemployed, 14.9 percent. more y/y, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported. “131.5 thousand new unemployed were registered in employment offices in January this year, i.e. more than a month ago (16.4 percent) and a year ago (14.9 percent)” – it was written. At the end of January, 159 employers declared to lay off 14.9 thousand jobs. employees, including 3.4 thousand people from the public sector.

The Central Statistical Office also announced the preliminary results of the Labor Force Survey (LFS) for the fourth quarter of 2022. Professionally active people accounted for 58.2 percent of the economically active population aged 15-89, and the unemployed – 2.9 percent.

The professional activity rate in Q4 2022 was 58.2%, compared to 57.8% in 2022. in the previous quarter, while the employment rate was 56.5%. compared to 56.1 percent. in the third quarter

“The LFS unemployment rate was 2.9% in Q4. The Central Statistical Office (GUS) reports that 499,000 people were unemployed. This is 3,000 less than in the previous quarter. We expect a slight increase in the unemployment rate in the coming months,” Polski wrote on Twitter. Economic Institute.