BASIC DATA ON UNEMPLOYED PERSONS REGISTERED IN LABOUR OFFICES AND ENTITLED TO PRE-RETIREMENT BENEFITS IN THE 1990-2007

As of the end of year /month

Specification

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

September 2007

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Unempolyment rate1) in %

6,1

11,4

13,6

16,4

16,0

14,9

13,2

10,3

10,4

13,1

15,1

19,4

20,0

20,0

19,1

17,6

14,8

11,6

In persons: 

Unemployed persons - total

1 126 140

2 155 573

2 509 342

2 889 601

2 838 038

2 628 808

2 359 489

1 826 413

1 831 351

2 349 805

2 702 576

3 115 056

3 216 958

3 175 674

2 999 601

2 773 000

2 309 410

1 777 763

 

Previously employed

x

x

1 965 154

2 245 615

2 186 169

2 075 288

1 967 668

1 478 091

1 416 785

1 792 935

2 059 304

2 375 666

2 449 654

2 411 483

2 291 360

2 116 376

1 764 110

1 353 654

Previously not employed

x

x

544 188

643 986

651 869

553 520

391 821

348 322

414 566

556 870

643 272

739 390

767 304

764 191

708 241

656 624

545 300

424 109

Entitled to benefit

891 651

1 702 972

1 311 625

1 394 314

1 422 756

1 548 956

1 224 017

556 504

420 239

554 079

548 622

624 213

538 671

478 105

425 755

374 342

310 828

231 314

Women

573 686

1 134 124

1 338 809

1 507 283

1 495 044

1 448 586

1 375 619

1 103 168

1 071 319

1 307 309

1 491 613

1 642 109

1 645 750

1 634 689

1 568 536

1 486 441

1 305 704

1 059 030

Rural residents

x

x

x

x

1 157 879

1 126 451

1 037 154

843 692

835 704

1 055 518

1 180 242

1 328 652

1 341 258

1 325 807

1 261 596

1 180 390

1 004 584

774 535

School-leavers2)

164 254

222 446

185 263

204 995

210 524

217 831

86 006

85 426

110 678

149 846

167 880

180 696

166 849

157 936

x

139 691

102 365

69 455

Terminated for company reasons3)

183 113

498 047

603 593

562 443

398 257

256 936

199 983

124 406

125 378

174 370

185 838

243 096

213 056

189 858

146 035

110 588

83 259

60 203

Unemployed persons by age 

15-17 years

x

38 630

14 144

5 517

2 363

2 622

1 307

794

520

563

470

256

162

104

3

0

0

0

18-24

x

717 221

853 583

989 447

979 118

906 381

733 210

561 085

566 163

728 978

823 019

917 706

895 629

825 355

728 205

626 108

476 701

347 024

25-34

x

645 401

746 125

824 700

777 678

708 147

645 344

508 554

496 376

623 366

713 210

836 679

881 578

889 853

844 654

778 523

641 554

495 619

35-44

x

529 603

620 325

729 142

718 299

660 499

608 572

481 285

472 115

588 019

656 452

724 427

721 162

690 375

628 473

567 035

460 186

342 732

45-54

x

186 409

231 600

284 166

302 444

297 995

313 467

242 997

263 936

367 743

461 882

572 405

639 326

674 325

681 835

660 180

576 827

448 387

55-59

x

38 309

43 565

56 629

48 121

44 225

47 531

25 725

26 018

33 043

38 299

52 608

66 936

82 363

101 346

123 440

132 671

121 717

60 years and more

x

10 015

8 939

10 058

5 973

6 223

8 093

9 244

10 975

12 165

13 299

15 085

17 714

21 471

22 284

Unemployed persons educational level  

tertiary

x

64 410

56 563

52 131

47 609

38 886

31 439

25 108

30 152

47 734

69 380

100 463

126 640

140 242

149 416

152 350

140 718

120 716

post-secondary and vocational secondary

x

482 548

527 858

581 505

570 188

531 649

470 997

364 175

369 276

482 979

561 902

666 019

683 593

673 626

655 806

606 729

508 762

399 605

general secondary

x

155 466

177 944

193 189

194 424

188 227

151 719

115 168

111 160

142 028

168 738

192 095

199 000

206 073

209 396

211 520

194 866

164 317

basic vocational

x

805 561

964 615

1 131 244

1 118 357

1 025 015

907 749

700 677

697 999

898 191

998 761

1 142 462

1 163 611

1 127 421

1 014 420

903 609

713 917

525 854

lower secondary, primary and incomplete primary

x

647 588

782 362

931 532

907 460

845 031

797 585

621 285

622 764

778 873

903 795

1 014 017

1 044 114

1 028 312

970 563

898 792

751 147

567 271

Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment 

1 month and less

x

163,8 tys

118 057

138 294

159 627

170 740

189 097

144 903

185 527

194 554

177 215

198 015

201 717

210 938

205 542

196 965

164 139

193 016

1-3

x

403,1 tys

312 945

368 786

354 453

382 652

332 991

249 296

313 188

362 653

416 558

425 119

395 612

409 846

396 029

410 081

361 665

245 177

3-6

x

1588,6 tys

393 214

454 114

428 301

451 219

365 043

219 433

287 755

382 018

417 612

437 098

420 138

394 503

366 847

369 289

308 575

199 301

6-12

x

551 033

633 746

640 435

642 023

503 705

404 545

305 256

502 259

483 999

548 762

553 615

493 516

465 887

405 031

335 585

284 444

12-24

x

1 134 093

1 294 661

687 703

516 592

520 065

423 036

311 171

429 777

598 219

661 435

655 363

596 269

510 132

429 525

356 316

260 823

more than 24 months

x

567 519

465 582

448 588

385 200

428 454

478 544

608 973

844 627

990 513

1 070 602

1 055 164

962 109

783 130

595 002

Unemployed persons by work seniority 

up to 1 year

x

x

x

x

259 218

302 838

378 104

290 059

271 231

359 322

470 274

526 955

508 442

469 346

438 432

398 907

335 873

262 006

1-5

x

x

x

x

460 574

449 407

427 957

321 721

313 275

405 572

493 254

571 419

596 044

591 274

568 689

531 264

434 189

332 286

5-10

x

x

x

x

425 473

377 437

324 854

273 896

263 287

319 657

345 304

402 455

426 070

432 247

411 786

377 491

312 723

237 960

10-20

x

x

x

x

676 131

604 874

522 280

395 339

375 598

451 284

465 313

526 937

536 193

528 618

495 461

452 331

376 346

285 301

20-30

x

x

x

x

300 862

273 874

242 632

182 205

179 481

238 577

267 091

325 177

350 063

351 934

336 037

309 898

259 692

196 693

above 30 years

x

x

x

x

63 911

66 858

71 841

14 871

13 913

18 523

18 068

22 723

32 842

38 064

40 955

46 485

45 287

39 405

without practice

x

x

x

x

651 869

553 520

391 821

348 322

414 566

556 870

643 272

739 390

767 304

764 191

708 241

656 624

545 300

424 112

Acquirement of the right to pre-retirement benefit 4)

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

103 766

136 382

228 771

343 568

479 093

497 140

547 231

x

x

x

x

1)As a result of verification of the number of employed in agricultural sector (and the number of active population) prepared on the basis of results of the National Census on Population and Dwellings 2002, Central Statistical Office has converted the unemployment rate from 2001

2) There is no concept of "school-leaver" in Act regarding Promotion of Employment and Labour Market Institutions.

3) Since January 1, 2001 the definition of terminated for company reasons has been extended.

4) Since the 1st August 2004 the data about persons with right to pre-retirement benefit are not available.

Ostatnia aktualizacja 2007-10-19