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Updated · ceo.com.pl · Jul 1
Wrocław Jobless Total Jumps 42.6% to 10,268 as May Pay Falls 2.9%
Updated
Updated · ceo.com.pl · Jul 1

Wrocław Jobless Total Jumps 42.6% to 10,268 as May Pay Falls 2.9%

1 articles · Updated · ceo.com.pl · Jul 1

Summary

  • 10,268 registered unemployed people were recorded in Wrocław at end-May, up 3,066 from a year earlier, while the unemployment rate held at 2.5% after rising from 1.8% a year ago.
  • PLN 9,904.47 average gross monthly pay in the enterprise sector was down 2.9% from April, with the sharpest monthly drops in arts and recreation, professional services, and industry.
  • 194,900 enterprise jobs were effectively flat month on month, down 300 from April but up 1,200 from May 2025; construction posted the strongest annual employment growth, while information and communication fell most.
  • 1,086 job offers reached labour offices in May, equal to 33.6% of Lower Silesia's total, leaving eight unemployed people per offer versus nine a month earlier and 17 regionally.
  • Comparisons with periods before June 2025 may be affected by a new labour-market law that changed registration and job-offer reporting rules.

Insights

If unemployment is soaring in Wrocław, why is it now easier for job seekers to find openings?
Why are tech and science jobs declining in Wrocław, a city known as a booming tech hub?