Poland becoming industrial power in EU

As Piotr Arak, director of the Polish Economic Institute (PIE) noted on Twitter, Poland is the third largest industrial employment force in the EU. The Polish industry employs as many as 4 million workers, while the German - 8.3 million and the Italian - 4.3 million. All other Member States are lagging behind - France, next on the list, boasts 2.9 million industrial workers, and the fifth, Spain - 2.2 million.

Unfortunately, the joy is spoiled by the fact that employment in mining is classified as employment in industry - so there is nothing to brag about.

The more so because - as other Twitter users note - less employment in the industry also means automation and better production lines. Besides, modern, innovative economies are rather driven by the service sector.

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