Poland’s registered unemployment rate stood at 5.8% in September 2026, matching market expectations and remaining unchanged for the third consecutive month. Despite the stable rate, this figure was still the lowest since December 2025. The number of unemployed fell by 2.5 thousand from the previous month to 907 thousand, with women accounting for 49.5% of the total.
The vast majority of jobseekers—87.8%—were not entitled to unemployment benefits. Among the unemployed, 4.5% had lost their jobs due to company-related terminations, while recent graduates represented 3.4%. In addition, 382.1 thousand people had been out of work for more than a year, indicating a significant share of long-term unemployment.
On a year-on-year basis, the unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than in September 2025, when it stood at 5.6%. Separately, reported job vacancies at the end of the month rose by 2.8 thousand to 47.2 thousand.
