Unemployment drops to 9.6%

The registered unemployment rate amounted to 9.6 percent in October, a decrease of 0.1 percentage points month-on-month, based on estimates from job centers, the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy announced. "The last time a similar level of unemployment was  recorded in December 2008.  The October result confirms the continuing trend of improvement in the labor market," said Minister of Labor, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. The number of registered unemployed decreased by 21,200 compared with  2015. In October, there were 1.51 mln unemployed seeking jobs through job offices.