Unemployment remains steady in November - Labour Ministry

The unemployment rate in November remained at 8.2 percent, according to the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy. In year-on-year terms it fell by 1.4 percent. This is the lowest unemployment rate in November since 1991. The lowest unemployment rate was in Wielkopolskie voivodship (5 percent), while the highest was in Warmińsko-Mazurskie (13.9 percent). According to next year’s budget draft assumptions, the unemployment rate at the end of 2016 should be at 8.9 percent, while in 2017 it should fall to 8 percent.