Unemployment at 11.5% in September – GUS

The registered unemployment rate in Poland stood at 11.5 percent in September, according to data published on Thursday by the Central Statistical Office (GUS). The figure is in line with an estimate released in early October by the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy. Analysts surveyed by ISBnews had expected registered unemployment to be 11.6 percent in September. The figure declined by 0.2 percentage points compared to the 11.7 percent recorded in August. The total number of unemployed persons was 1.82 million at the end of last month. GUS said that 242,800 newly unemployed persons were registered in labor offices in September. The number of people removed from unemployment rolls after having found jobs was 274,100. Employers posted 116,800 new job offers.