Unemployment in Poland at 3.5% in December, third lowest in EU

In December unemployment in Poland stood at 3.5 percent, Eurostat reported. This is the third lowest rate in EU after the Czech Republic (2.1 percent) and Germany (3.3 percent). On the other hand, Greece, Spain, and Italy recorded the highest unemployment - 18.6 percent, 14.percent, and 10.3 percent respectively.

In the entire EU, the average unemployment rate was 6.6 percent in December, the lowest since the beginning of 2008.