January 2026 in Wrocław brought a deterioration in labour market conditions on a year-on-year basis, alongside signs of recovery in parts of the construction sector and a marked increase in the number of dwellings completed. Economic data showed a decline in sold industrial output, an increase in retail sales, and weaker wholesale performance compared with…
January 2026 in Kielce brought a predominance of signals pointing to a slowdown in the real economy and the labour market, despite the fact that wages continued to grow year on year. The most consistently negative picture comes from employment data: average employment in the enterprise sector amounted to 29.9 thousand full-time positions and was…
Gdańsk in January 2026: More Jobs and Higher Wages, but Unemployment Rises; Industry Up, Construction Down, Trade Strong January 2026 brought a mixed set of signals in Gdańsk. In the enterprise sector, “hard” indicators such as wages and employment improved – both were higher than a year earlier. At the same time, registered labour market…
January 2026 in Katowice brought a mixed set of signals that reflects the ambiguity of the start of the year in the city’s economy. On a year-on-year basis, average employment declined, while the average gross wage in the enterprise sector increased. The situation in registered unemployment clearly deteriorated, as the number of unemployed was much…
January 2026 in Warsaw brought a picture of moderate cooling in the labour market, while growth in industry was maintained. Average employment in the enterprise sector was slightly lower than a year earlier, and the number of registered unemployed increased year on year. At the same time, sold industrial production in constant prices was higher…
Warsaw, 8 October 2025 — The Monetary Policy Council (RPP) of the National Bank of Poland (NBP) has lowered the reference interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.50%, marking a continuation of its gradual monetary easing cycle amid stable inflation dynamics and signs of moderating wage growth. Following today’s decision, the remaining NBP rates…
In 2014, according to recent data of Central Statistical Office of Poland, there were a little over 200,000 industry-related business entities (mainly in mining, extractive and power industries, water management as well as manufacturing in its broadest sense) registered in Poland.
