Number of vacancies down 27.6% y/y - GUS

According to the Central Statistical Office (GUS), the number of job vacancies in Poland at the end of the first quarter of 2023 was 114,000, reflecting a 0.7% decline compared to the previous quarter. In comparison to the first quarter of 2022, there was a significant decrease of 27.6% in job vacancies. The report highlighted that job vacancies were sought through employment offices, accounting for 14% of all vacancies, and nearly 20% of the vacancies were newly created positions. The Manufacturing sector had the highest number of job vacancies at 20.4%, while the Information and Communication sector had the highest job vacancy rate. The number of job vacancies in this sector decreased by 47.5% compared to the previous year.

Source: ISBnews