April unemployment rate drops slightly for the first time in nearly a year

The Labor Ministry estimates the unemployment rate in April was 13.6%. This is 0.3% less than in March, when the Labor Office's statistics recorded 2.533 million persons as unemployed. A drop in the unemployment rate was recorded in all voivodships of Poland. That trend should continue until the end of the summer. Government analysts estimate that in the second half of this year the unemployment rate should stabilize at the 13% level. The government's proposal for fighting unemployment stresses the need for providing training possibilities for unemployed, supporting the development of enterprise and reducing labor costs. Tomorrow Sejm will be discussing the employment policy. (Zycie page 3) A.D.