14% of Poles consider emigration

As much as 14.7 percent of Poles are considering emigration, a drop of 6 percent compared to the beginning of the year, according to a report by Work Service and CEED institute. It means that around 1 million of Poles is thinking of moving abroad. "Falling interest in emigration might be due to the improving conditions on the Polish labor market. Data published by the Central Statistical Office shows that the situation of employees is getting better. (...) Poles have bigger sense of security and a hope for further improvement in their working conditions," said Tomasz Hanczarek, CEO, Work Service. Those who want to emigrate name higher salaries (84 percent), higher standards of living (41.5 percent), better career prospects (38.7 percent) and better social welfare (31 percent) as the main reasons for moving to another country. In 2014, five percent of Poles emigrated.