{"id":5800,"date":"2026-06-24T18:03:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/?p=5800"},"modified":"2026-06-24T18:03:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:03:45","slug":"polands-registered-unemployment-rate-stood-at-5-9-in-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/polands-registered-unemployment-rate-stood-at-5-9-in-may-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland\u2019s registered unemployment rate stood at 5.9% in May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of May 2026, Poland\u2019s labour offices had 915,900 registered unemployed people. The country\u2019s registered unemployment rate stood at 5.9%. However, the data show substantial regional differences: the gap between the province with the lowest unemployment rate and the weakest regional labour market reached 5.7 percentage points, while at county level it exceeded 20 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>The lowest unemployment rate was recorded in Greater Poland, where it stood at 3.7%. The region was followed by Mazovia at 4.5%, Silesia at 4.8%, and Lesser Poland at 4.9%. At the other end of the ranking were the Warmian-Masurian, Subcarpathian and \u015awi\u0119tokrzyskie provinces.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/polands-registered-unemployment-rate-stood-at-5-9-in-may-2026\/#Greater_Poland_leads_Warmia_and_Masuria_ranks_last\" >Greater Poland leads, Warmia and Masuria ranks last<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/polands-registered-unemployment-rate-stood-at-5-9-in-may-2026\/#Regional_capitals_continue_to_stand_out_for_low_unemployment\" >Regional capitals continue to stand out for low unemployment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/polands-registered-unemployment-rate-stood-at-5-9-in-may-2026\/#Szydlowiec_County_recorded_the_highest_unemployment_rate\" >Szyd\u0142owiec County recorded the highest unemployment rate<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Greater_Poland_leads_Warmia_and_Masuria_ranks_last\"><\/span>Greater Poland leads, Warmia and Masuria ranks last<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Greater Poland maintained its position as the region with the lowest registered unemployment rate in Poland. At the end of May, 59,500 people were unemployed in the province, while the unemployment rate stood at 3.7%.<\/p>\n<p>Although the number of registered unemployed people was similar to that recorded in provinces such as Kuyavian-Pomeranian or Lublin, the relationship between unemployment and the economically active population was clearly more favourable in Greater Poland.<\/p>\n<p>Mazovia recorded the highest number of registered unemployed people, at 122,800. At the same time, the unemployment rate in the province was 4.5%, reflecting the scale of the regional labour market, including Warsaw and its surrounding area. Silesia ranked second in terms of the number of unemployed people, with 83,400 people registered at labour offices.<\/p>\n<p>The highest unemployment rate among Poland\u2019s provinces was recorded in the Warmian-Masurian region, at 9.4%. The result in Subcarpathia was only slightly lower, at 9.1%. In the \u015awi\u0119tokrzyskie province, the unemployment rate reached 8.5%, while in the Lublin region it stood at 8.2%.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Province<\/th>\n<th align=\"right\">Number of unemployed people<\/th>\n<th align=\"right\">Unemployment rate<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Greater Poland<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">59,500<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">3.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mazovia<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">122,800<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">4.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Silesia<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">83,400<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">4.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lesser Poland<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">73,000<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">4.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pomerania<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">50,900<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">5.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Warmian-Masurian<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">44,000<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">9.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Subcarpathian<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">70,700<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">9.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u015awi\u0119tokrzyskie<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">36,400<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">8.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lublin<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">61,800<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">8.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>West Pomeranian<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">45,700<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">7.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Regional_capitals_continue_to_stand_out_for_low_unemployment\"><\/span>Regional capitals continue to stand out for low unemployment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>County-level data confirm that the lowest unemployment rates are concentrated primarily in major cities and their immediate surroundings. The strongest result was recorded in Pozna\u0144 County, where the rate stood at just 1.4%.<\/p>\n<p>Warsaw and Pozna\u0144 both recorded unemployment rates of 1.6%. Low levels were also reported in K\u0119pno County, at 1.7%, and in Katowice, where the rate was 1.8%. In Krak\u00f3w, unemployment stood at 2.8%, compared with 2.5% in Wroc\u0142aw and 3.3% in Gda\u0144sk.<\/p>\n<p>Large cities do not always have the lowest absolute number of registered unemployed people. Warsaw, due to the size of its labour market, also had the largest number of unemployed residents, with 22,600 people registered. \u0141\u00f3d\u017a recorded 19,700 unemployed people, Krak\u00f3w 14,800, and Wroc\u0142aw 10,300.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>County or city<\/th>\n<th align=\"right\">Unemployment rate<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Pozna\u0144 County<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Warsaw<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pozna\u0144<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>K\u0119pno County<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Katowice<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Warsaw West County<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wroc\u0142aw County<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wroc\u0142aw<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Krak\u00f3w<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Szydlowiec_County_recorded_the_highest_unemployment_rate\"><\/span>Szyd\u0142owiec County recorded the highest unemployment rate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The highest unemployment rate in Poland was recorded in Szyd\u0142owiec County in the Mazovia province. At the end of May, it stood at 22.3%, nearly four times higher than the national average.<\/p>\n<p>High unemployment also persisted in Brzoz\u00f3w County in Subcarpathia, where the rate reached 19.3%, and in Lesko County, at 18.2%. Other counties facing particularly difficult labour-market conditions included Przysucha, Bartoszyce, Mak\u00f3w, Bia\u0142ogard and Strzy\u017c\u00f3w.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>County<\/th>\n<th>Province<\/th>\n<th align=\"right\">Unemployment rate<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Szyd\u0142owiec<\/td>\n<td>Mazovia<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">22.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brzoz\u00f3w<\/td>\n<td>Subcarpathian<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">19.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lesko<\/td>\n<td>Subcarpathian<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">18.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Przysucha<\/td>\n<td>Mazovia<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">18.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bartoszyce<\/td>\n<td>Warmian-Masurian<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">17.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mak\u00f3w<\/td>\n<td>Mazovia<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">17.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bia\u0142ogard<\/td>\n<td>West Pomeranian<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">17.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Strzy\u017c\u00f3w<\/td>\n<td>Subcarpathian<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">16.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>K\u0119trzyn<\/td>\n<td>Warmian-Masurian<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">16.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>W\u0142odawa<\/td>\n<td>Lublin<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">16.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The figures illustrate how uneven Poland\u2019s labour market remains. While unemployment in major metropolitan areas and their surrounding counties is close to full-employment levels, some smaller counties continue to face unemployment rates several times higher than the national average.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Statistics Poland (GUS), \u201cRegistered unemployed persons and unemployment rate by provinces and counties\u201d, data as of the end of May 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of May 2026, Poland\u2019s labour offices had 915,900 registered unemployed people. The country\u2019s registered unemployment rate stood at 5.9%. However, the data show substantial regional differences: the gap between the province with the lowest unemployment rate and the weakest regional labour market reached 5.7 percentage points, while at county level it exceeded [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5618,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[15],"tags":[2794,2690,166,2669,75,70,77,73,64,74,2732,82,71],"class_list":["post-5800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-confirm","tag-gap","tag-gdansk","tag-gus","tag-katowice","tag-krakow","tag-lublin","tag-lodz","tag-poland","tag-poznan","tag-ranking","tag-warsaw","tag-wroclaw"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5800"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5801,"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5800\/revisions\/5801"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}