Unemployment figure down slightly in October

According to the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, October’s rate of unemployment in Poland fell to 8.2 percent, from 8.3 percent in September. It reported that at the end of October, 1.31 million people were registered as unemployed, a decrease of 14,800 people in comparison with the previous month. In 2015, the unemployment rate also decreased over the same period, by 22,500 persons. The ministry also stated that the strongest employment gains were in in Mazovia, Silesia, Świętokrzyskie and Podlaskie.