According to the Eurostat data, the employment rate in Poland increased for the third time in the third quarter of 2021 – taking into account the same quarter of the previous year and of the pre-pandemic period, i.e. 2019.

The number of working people in our country in the third quarter of this year amounted to more than 16.7 million people – by 377 thousand more than a year ago and 318 thousand more than two years ago. The employment rate increased by 2.3% and 1.9%, respectively.

2020 was a difficult year, dominated by the pandemic and the resulting freeze on the economy. However, the EU statistical office’s data on employment show a rebound in the labour market. The stable situation in the labour market in Poland is also confirmed by the Statistics Poland data on unemployment, which in October was 5.5% and reached the level of February 2020, i.e. just before the pandemic – says the Minister of Family and Social Policy, Marlena Maląg.

The labour market is still looking for employees, despite the difficulties for many sectors of the economy resulting from the COVID-19 constraints and restrictions imposed in 2020.

Poland looks good against a background of other European Union Member States. The employment level in the EU countries in the third quarter of 2021 increased slightly when compared to the same period of 2019 by 0.1%, while in the case of the Eurozone countries employment is negative and has not returned to the pre-pandemic level, standing at -0.1%.