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).
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).
Table 1.
Transitions in labor market status in Poland, 2019Q1–2019Q2, 2020Q1–2020Q2 (population aged 15–74 years; as a percentage of initial status)
| Employment 2019Q2 | Unemployment 2019Q2 | Inactivity 2019Q2 | |
| Total (%) | |||
| Employment 2019Q1 | 98.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment 2019Q1 | 20.7 | 53.7 | 25.6 |
| Inactivity 2019Q1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 96.9 |
| Males | |||
| Employment 2019Q1 | 99.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment 2019Q1 | 18.6 | 61.1 | 20.3 |
| Inactivity 2019Q1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 96.3 |
| Females | |||
| Employment 2019Q1 | 98.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment 2019Q1 | 22.8 | 46.7 | 30.5 |
| Inactivity 2019Q1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 97.3 |
| Employment 2020Q2 | Unemployment 2020Q2 | Inactivity 2020Q2 | |
| Total (%) | |||
| Employment 2020Q1 | 96.8 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment 2020Q1 | 20.0 | 47.1 | 32.9 |
| Inactivity 2020Q1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 97.0 |
| Males | |||
| Employment 2020Q1 | 97.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment 2020Q1 | 22.3 | 48.1 | 29.6 |
| Inactivity 2020Q1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 96.0 |
| Females | |||
| Employment 2020Q1 | 96.3 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment 2020Q1 | 17.1 | 46.0 | 36.9 |
| Inactivity 2020Q1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 97.6 |
1 Source: Eurostat: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20210112-1.
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
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