Unemployment confirmed at 11.9%

Poland’s registered unemployment rate dropped to 11.9 percent at the end of July compared to 12 percent in June, according to data published by the Central Statistical Office (GUS) on Tuesday. The figure is in line with an estimate published by the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy earlier this month. The total number of unemployment persons was 1.9 million at the end of last month, including 309,900 under the age of 25. GUS said that 200,200 newly unemployed persons were registered in labor offices in July. The number of people removed from unemployment rolls after having found jobs was 100,000. Employers posted 96,500 new job offers.