Labor Ministry: unemployment in III lowest in 25 years

The registered unemployment rate amounted to 10 percent in March, a decline of 0.3 percentage points month-on-month, based on job center estimates, the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy announced. Last year, the unemployment rate amounted to 11.5 percent in March. The Ministry said that it has been the lowest unemployment rate in March for 25 years. Last year, it amounted to 11.5 percent in March. The number of registered unemployed amounted to 1.6 million, according to the ministry. Labor Minister Elżbieta Rafalska said that the end-year unemployment rate should fall below 9 percent.