Eurostat provided data on unemployment. Poland is at the head of the EU. Only three countries have a lower unemployment rate than we know

According to Eurostat, unemployment fell by 0.1 pp in June compared with May, from 3.8 to 3.7%. One year ago, it was still 5%. According to the latest data from the EU, we have 635,000 in Poland.

Eurostat: Polish unemployment among the lowest in the EU

Thanks to steady declines, we remain at the forefront of the Union. Only three countries show a lower unemployment rate: the Czech Republic – 2.4%, Germany – 3.4%. and Hungary – 3.6%

Unemployment in the EU in June Source: Eurostat

We do not know much about the Hungary, although we did not know her at all. you. If you look in more detail in the Eurostat table, you can see that the latest data on Hungary are in May. Their unemployment has declined in recent months at the same rate as ours – by 0.1 percentage point. But after the update – who knows – that might as well prove that we were equal with them

We are already far from the EU average. In the European Union as a whole, unemployment stood at 6.9% in June and 8.3% in the euro area

Unemployment is low and now?

These data differ from those reported by the Central Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Family, Labor. and social policy, according to which in June unemployment rose to 5.9 percent

Read more on this topic: OSC confirms: unemployment in June below 6 percent. It's the lowest indicator for nearly 28 years

This difference comes from the research methodology. The Polish Statistical Office and the Government take into account persons registered in the labor offices as unemployed. However, according to Eurostat, the unemployed is only an unemployed person, even if he would like to take it. Eurostat does not include people who are not looking for an active job.

But "Polish" unemployment is also low – not quite that it has fallen below 6%, the unemployed are still minus millions. The government, of course, benefits, but it also sees that this indicator will be harder to make even more difficult.

– It's time for another approach to meet the challenges – writes Labor Minister Elbbieta Rafalska. Because continuing to reduce the level of unemployment can be more and more difficult. A few months ago, there were opinions that in principle everyone who wants to work already works. This challenge is also the low level of professional activity of the Poles, which is below us in the EU and the problem of the long-term unemployed.