Labor Ministry: Unemployment down to 11.9%

Poland’s registered unemployment rate declined by 0.1 percentage point to 11.9 percent in July, according to an estimate issued by the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy on Wednesday. Compared to July 2013, the jobless rates declined by 1.2 points. The number of unemployed persons amounted to 1.88 million in July and was 33,100 lower than a month earlier. “The declining unemployment rate confirms a trend present for the past two years. Since the beginning of this year, the number of unemployed persons has been declining every month,” the statement read.