Unemployment to drop below 6% this year – Work Service

The registered unemployment rate in 2018 will be single-digit in all voivodships, and on the national scale, we can record results below 6 percent forecasts HR consultancy Work Service. "We have a year of big investments ahead us which are supposed to be a driving force for economic development. Its success will depend on the availability of the skilled workforce. Therefore, factors related to the labor market will be responsible for sustaining GDP growth at over 4 percent. We also expect further decreases in unemployment, however, will be slower than in recent years,” said Work Service President Maciej Witucki. In addition, Work Service survey shows that 53 percent of Poles expect pay rises and that in 12 months the average wage growth in the enterprise sector is expected to increase by 6-7 percent y/y, and in some industries and specializations, even on two-digit levels.