Information regarding the labour market in the first quarter of 2021 (preliminary data) | GUS - Portal Informacyjny

The results of the labour force survey (LFS) presenting the average data for the quarter indicate that in the first quarter of 2021, economically active persons accounted for 57.3% of the population aged 15-89 years.

In the first quarter of 2021, employed persons accounted for 55.0% of the population aged 15-89 years. As regards sex, employment rate was decidedly higher in the population of men – it stayed at the level of 63.1%, while among women, it accounted for 47.5% (respective figures for persons at the working age were 79.3% and 71.0%).

In the first quarter of 2021, unemployed persons accounted for 4.0% of the economically active population aged 15 – 89 years. Similar intensity of unemployment was observed in the population of men, as well as women (respectively 4.1% and 4.0%). Among both urban and rural residents it stayed at the same level (4.0%).

In the first quarter of 2021, economically inactive persons accounted for 42.7% of the total number of the population aged 15 - 89 years. The percentage was decidedly lower in the population of men (34.2%) than among women (50.6%). Whereas, the share was at a similar level among urban (42.7%) and rural residents (42.9%).