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Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the transition of people on the Polish labor market – hidden threats

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|Jun 2023

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Figure 1.

Number of those employed, unemployed, and professionally inactive in Poland in the years 2010–2021 (aged 15–89 years; in thousands).
Source: Own calculations based on GUS: https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/rynek-pracy/pracujacy-bezrobotni-bierni-zawodowo-wg-bael/aktywnosc-ekonomiczna-ludnosci-polski-i-kwartal-2021-roku,4,41.html (Last accessed: August 20, 2022).
Number of those employed, unemployed, and professionally inactive in Poland in the years 2010–2021 (aged 15–89 years; in thousands). Source: Own calculations based on GUS: https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/rynek-pracy/pracujacy-bezrobotni-bierni-zawodowo-wg-bael/aktywnosc-ekonomiczna-ludnosci-polski-i-kwartal-2021-roku,4,41.html (Last accessed: August 20, 2022).

Figure 2.

Structure of the workforce in Poland in quarter 3 of 2010 and in quarter 3 of 2021 (in %).
Source: Own calculations based on GUS: https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/rynek-pracy/pracujacy-bezrobotni-bierni-zawodowo-wg-bael/aktywnosc-ekonomiczna-ludnosci-polski-3-kwartal-2021-roku,4,43.html (Last accessed: July 20, 2022).
Structure of the workforce in Poland in quarter 3 of 2010 and in quarter 3 of 2021 (in %). Source: Own calculations based on GUS: https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/rynek-pracy/pracujacy-bezrobotni-bierni-zawodowo-wg-bael/aktywnosc-ekonomiczna-ludnosci-polski-3-kwartal-2021-roku,4,43.html (Last accessed: July 20, 2022).

Figure 3.

Labor market transitions in Poland – quarterly data 2019Q1–2019Q2 (1,000 persons, population aged 15–74).
Source: Own study, based on Eurostat data: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20210112-1
Labor market transitions in Poland – quarterly data 2019Q1–2019Q2 (1,000 persons, population aged 15–74). Source: Own study, based on Eurostat data: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20210112-1

Figure 4.

Labor market transitions in Poland – quarterly data 2020Q1-2020Q2 (1,000 persons, population aged 15–74).
Source: Own study, based on Eurostat data: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20210112-1
Labor market transitions in Poland – quarterly data 2020Q1-2020Q2 (1,000 persons, population aged 15–74). Source: Own study, based on Eurostat data: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20210112-1

Transitions in labor market status in Poland, 2019Q1–2019Q2, 2020Q1–2020Q2 (population aged 15–74 years; as a percentage of initial status)

 Employment 2019Q2Unemployment 2019Q2Inactivity 2019Q2
  Total (%)
Employment 2019Q198.90.30.8
Unemployment 2019Q120.753.725.6
Inactivity 2019Q11.51.696.9
 Males
Employment 2019Q199.00.40.6
Unemployment 2019Q118.661.120.3
Inactivity 2019Q11.72.096.3
 Females
Employment 2019Q198.70.31.0
Unemployment 2019Q122.846.730.5
Inactivity 2019Q11.31.497.3
 Employment 2020Q2Unemployment 2020Q2Inactivity 2020Q2
  Total (%)
Employment 2020Q196.81.02.2
Unemployment 2020Q120.047.132.9
Inactivity 2020Q11.61.497.0
 Males
Employment 2020Q197.21.21.6
Unemployment 2020Q122.348.129.6
Inactivity 2020Q12.02.096.0
 Females
Employment 2020Q196.30.92.8
Unemployment 2020Q117.146.036.9
Inactivity 2020Q11.31.197.6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2023-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
Language: English
Page range: 168 - 179
Submitted on: Dec 9, 2022
Accepted on: Apr 19, 2023
Published on: Jun 30, 2023
Published by: Warsaw School of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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