Poland's unemployment rate at 2.6 pct in August - Eurostat

Poland's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged from the previous month at 2.6 percent in August 2022, Eurostat, the EU's statistical office, reported on Friday.

According to Eurostat, the unemployment rate in the eurozone countries, according to seasonally adjusted data, remained unchanged month on month in August, at 6.6 percent.

According to Poland's Central Statistical Office (GUS), Poland's unemployment rate went down to 4.8 percent in August 2022, from 4.9 percent in July.

"This is good news, but we need to keep in mind that in the summer months we see a drop in unemployment every year due to seasonal work," said Marlena Malag, the family and soical policy minister.

She added that slight increases in the jobless rate should be expected in the following months.

According to Eurostat, the unemployment rate in the eurozone countries, according to seasonally adjusted data, remained unchanged month on month in August, at 6.6 percent.

According to Poland's Central Statistical Office (GUS), Poland's unemployment rate went down to 4.8 percent in August 2022, from 4.9 percent in July.

The discrepancy between GUS and Eurostat figures results from the use of different methodologies.