Unemployment rises to 13.4% in December

Poland's registered unemployment rate rose to 13.4 percent in December from the 13.2 percent figure in November, Central Statistical Office (GUS) announced. Year-on-year the unemployment rate remained unchanged. The unemployment rate figure is in line with the Labor Ministry's estimate and lower than the expectations of economists polled by the Polish Press Agency who saw the figure at 13.5 percent. Employers posted 46,300 new job offers for the month, down by 9,400 from the prior month, but up by 10,600 on the prior year period.