Labor Ministry: Unemployment rate at 9.7%

The registered unemployment rate amounted to 9.7 percent in November, an increase of 0.1 percentage points month-on-month, based on estimates from job centers, the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy announced. "The unemployment rate hike in November has become a trend. The ministry hopes, however, that the year end will see a one-digit rate," said Elżbieta Rafalska, the Minister of Labor. The number of registered unemployed amounted to 1.532 million, according to the ministry.