Unemployment rises in June but number of out-of-work school leavers falls

According to the Central Statistical Office (GUS), the unemployment rate increased in June to 15.8%, from 15.7% in May. A total of 2,849,200 people were unemployed in June, which was 411,800 more than in the same month of last year. The majority of the June unemployed, 2.2 million, were those who had previously had work. The number of school leavers registered as unemployed fell by 77,700 from May. (Prawo i Gospodarka, July 21-22, p. 2) P.J.