Unemployment down to 11.7% - Labor Ministry

Poland’s registered unemployment rate amounted to 11.7 percent as of the end of August, according to an estimate published on Monday by the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy. It declined by 0.2 percentage points compared to July. August was the seventh consecutive month of decline, with the number of unemployed persons falling by 24,000. “August is not a typical month for a decline of unemployment,” said Labor Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. “This shows that this year’s decline is not just seasonal. The rebound on the labor market is a fact.”