Labor ministry: record low unemployment rate in September

In line with the Ministry of Labour Ministry's expectations, Poland's unemployment rate dropped below 10 percent, and amounted to 9.9 percent in September, according to the ministry's report based on estimates from job centers. On a monthly basis, the rate decreased by 0.1 percent. In comparison with September last year, the rate declined by 1.6 percent. "Such a good result has not been recorded for seven years. Since the system's transformation, the unemployment rate decreased to one digit only once. Two years ago it stood at 13 percent," Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, the Minister of Labour said as quoted in a statement. The number of registered unemployed decreased by 20,600 compared with August 2015. In September, there were 1.54 mln unemployed seeking jobs through job offices.