Unemployment rate at 5.9% in March - Rafalska

The registered unemployment rate stood at 5.9 percent in March against 6.1 percent in February, Head of the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy (MRPiPS) Elżbieta Rafalska said. In the summer unemployment rate is expected to fall to around 5.3 percent, while in September it may further decline to 5.2 percent, she added.

In the Budget Act for 2019, the unemployment rate is seen at 5.6 percent at the end of the year.