Job vacancy rate in Poland at 1.1% in Q2 2019

The job vacancy rate in Poland remained at 1.1% in the second quarter of 2019, Eurostat said on Monday. In industry and construction, the rate stood at 1.4%, compared with 1.5% in Q1. In services, it amounted to 1.2%, up from 1.1% in the first quarter.

The vacancy rate in the eurozone was 2.3%, compared with 2.1% a year earlier, the EU statistical office said. The highest vacancy rate was recorded in the Czech Republic (6.2%) as well as in Belgium and the Netherlands (3.4% each), while the lowest – in Greece (0.7%) as well as in Bulgaria and Spain ( 0.9% each).

(PAP)