Labor market gets more and more concerned

The protracted coronavirus epidemic is increasingly felt in the labor market. Every fourth Pole and every third young person knows someone who has lost their job since March. 19 percent of employees, mainly people aged 35-44, are afraid of losing it in the coming months, according to a study commissioned by the Personnel Service. The company's experts indicate that Poles are the most uncertain in the next six months when in their opinion the chance of receiving a notice is the greatest. Concerns are fueled by reports of new restrictions related to the second wave of the epidemic.

"The first wave of coronavirus hit the youngest between the ages of 18-24 the hardest. It is in this group that unemployment has risen significantly and most people admit that they know someone who was dismissed in connection with the epidemic. This is obviously due to the fact that young people are more likely to be dismissed. The second wave of the coronavirus hits older age groups, however, people aged 35-44 and 25-34 are the most afraid of layoffs in the fall and winter. Some of them are afraid, that he will run into unemployment this year,” Krzysztof Inglot, President of Personnel Service and an expert on the labor market, said.

As many as 26 percent of Poles know someone who lost their job during the coronavirus epidemic. This answer was most often given by young people aged 18-24 (36 percent) and 25-34-year-olds (27 percent). The results of the study are in line with OECD data, which shows that unemployment in the youngest age group in all developed countries has increased from less than 12 percent to almost 18 percent since the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic.

(WBJ)