Unemployment rate at 11.7%

Poland’s registered unemployment rate stood at 11.7 percent in August, according to data released by the Central Statistical Office (GUS) on Tuesday. The figure is in line with an estimate announced by the Ministry of Labor and Social Polish earlier this month. GUS also revised the July unemployment rate from 11.9 to 11.8 percent. The total number of unemployed persons was 1.85 million at the end of last month. GUS said that 182,900 newly unemployed persons were registered in labor offices in August. The number of people removed from unemployment rolls after having found jobs was 208,200. Employers posted 94,100 new job offers.