Unemployment at 8.7% - Eurostat

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Poland stood at 8.7 percent in September, according to data released by the EU’s statistics office Eurostat on Friday. In August the rate was 8.8 percent. At the same time, youth unemployment in Poland declined from 22.9 percent in August to 22.6 percent in September. Throughout the EU, seasonally adjusted unemployment in September stood 10.1 percent in September and youth unemployment was at 21.6 percent. In the euro area, total unemployment was 11.5 percent in September and youth unemployment was 23.3 percent.