The unemployment rate in the European Union was 5.9 percent in September, an increase of 61,000 people over August. In Poland, however, unemployment stood at just 2.9 percent, with only the Czech Republic ahead of it, reports Business Insider based on Eurostat data.
The EU currently has 13 million unemployed people, i.e., looking for work. In Poland, there are just 513,000, 2,000 more than in August and 3,000 more year-over-year.
The largest increases in the unemployment rate were recorded in September in France and Sweden, and the largest number of unemployed people increased in Germany and France
In the Czech Republic, the only country ahead of Poland in the EU, the unemployment rate increased in September to 2.8 percent from 2.7 percent in August. The country had 5,000 more unemployed people in September, and 9,000 more year-over-year.
The largest increases in unemployment were recorded in September in France (+ 0.1 to 7.6 percent) and Sweden (+0.3 to 8.6 percent).
The largest annual increases in the unemployment rate occurred in Denmark (+1.7 to 6.4 percent), Finland (+1.1 to 8.6 percent) and Estonia (+0.9 to 7.6 percent). The unemployment rate fell the most in Italy (-1.6 to 6.1 percent), Greece (-1.4 to 9.3 percent) and Croatia (-1.2 to 4.8 percent).
Eurostat also provided statistics for the U.S. and Japan. In Japan, it was only 0.1 percent, down from 0.3 percent a year earlier, and in the United States, it dropped to 2.4 percent from 2.6 percent a year ago. Both countries have lower unemployment than in the Czech Republic, which is the record-breaking country in the EU.
