One in two Poles out of work
According to Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, the total employment rate for people aged 15-64 in the EU25 was 63.0%, while Poland's rate was the lowest, at 51.2%. The highest employment rate was reported in Denmark-75.1%. Overall, 192.8 million people aged 15 and over were employed in the EU25.
The countries with the lowest employment rate were Poland (51.2%), Malta (54.2%) and Italy (56.1%).
The highest employment rates were noted in Denmark (75.1%), the Netherlands (73.5%), Sweden (72.9%) and the UK (71.8%).
Maciej Duszczyk from the Office of the Committee for European Integration says that in the near future there will be a tendency toward more employment in Poland, but the growth in new investments would not necessarily affect the unemployment situation. He pointed out that increasing the efficiency of existing workers offsets the need for recruiting new ones.
Eurostat's data on persons employed on limited duration contracts, however, reveals that 12.9% of those employed in the EU in 2003 had temporary contracts. Poland registered one of the highest rates of employment under temporary contract, with 19.4%, trailing only behind Spain (30.6%) and Portugal (20.6%).
Eurostat also tracks the employment rates among men and women. The total employment rate in the EU among women was 55.1%, among men-70.9%. Countries that registered the highest rate of female employment in 2003 were Sweden (71.5%) and Denmark (70.5%). The lowest rates for employed women were in Malta (33.6%), Italy (42.7%) and Greece (43.8%). In Poland, the rate was 46.0%.
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Based on the 2003 Labour Force Survey published on September 10, 2004, by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities.
The countries with the lowest employment rate were Poland (51.2%), Malta (54.2%) and Italy (56.1%).
The highest employment rates were noted in Denmark (75.1%), the Netherlands (73.5%), Sweden (72.9%) and the UK (71.8%).
Maciej Duszczyk from the Office of the Committee for European Integration says that in the near future there will be a tendency toward more employment in Poland, but the growth in new investments would not necessarily affect the unemployment situation. He pointed out that increasing the efficiency of existing workers offsets the need for recruiting new ones.
Eurostat's data on persons employed on limited duration contracts, however, reveals that 12.9% of those employed in the EU in 2003 had temporary contracts. Poland registered one of the highest rates of employment under temporary contract, with 19.4%, trailing only behind Spain (30.6%) and Portugal (20.6%).
Eurostat also tracks the employment rates among men and women. The total employment rate in the EU among women was 55.1%, among men-70.9%. Countries that registered the highest rate of female employment in 2003 were Sweden (71.5%) and Denmark (70.5%). The lowest rates for employed women were in Malta (33.6%), Italy (42.7%) and Greece (43.8%). In Poland, the rate was 46.0%.
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Based on the 2003 Labour Force Survey published on September 10, 2004, by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities.
