{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"pl-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pl-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pl-unemployment-rate/","title":"Poland Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Poland's Unemployment Rate: 3.1 % of active population in 2025, +0.2pp YoY. Eurostat (UNE_RT_A), 2009–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Poland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Poland","temporal_coverage":"2009/2025","unit":"% of active population","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Poland Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/UNE_RT_A/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2009–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"17"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Poland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Poland (2025)","value":"3.1","unit":"% of active population","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"17","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Poland Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":17,"observations":[{"period":"2009","value":8.5},{"period":"2010","value":10},{"period":"2011","value":10},{"period":"2012","value":10.4},{"period":"2013","value":10.6},{"period":"2014","value":9.2},{"period":"2015","value":7.7},{"period":"2016","value":6.3},{"period":"2017","value":5},{"period":"2018","value":3.9},{"period":"2019","value":3.3},{"period":"2020","value":3.2},{"period":"2021","value":3.4},{"period":"2022","value":2.9},{"period":"2023","value":2.8},{"period":"2024","value":2.9},{"period":"2025","value":3.1}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of active population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"3.1","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"3.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"3.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"3.3","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"5.0","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"6.3","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"7.7","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"10.6","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"10.4","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"10.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"10.0","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"8.5","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the harmonised unemployment rate in Poland from 2005 to present. Highlight the financial crisis peak, post-COVID recovery, and current labour market tightness. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2009–2025 (17 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 10.6 % of active population in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.8 in 2023. The latest reading of 3.1 in 2025 represents a change of +0.2pp."}]}