The beginning of 2026 brought a mixed economic picture in Lublin, where signs of weakening are intertwined with indications of ongoing economic activity. In January, the city recorded a year-on-year decline in average employment and an increase in the number of unemployed people. At the same time, both retail and wholesale sales were higher than…
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…
An analysis of the statistical data released by Statistics Poland (GUS) for January 2026 points to a complex and ambiguous state of Kraków’s economy, where positive signals from the production sector clash with a progressing cooling in the labour market. The key phenomenon recorded in this period is a clear dissonance between companies’ operating performance…
Consumer sentiment in Poland in November 2025 presented a mixed picture of the situation – on the one hand, we observe an improvement in current assessments among households, while on the other, a deterioration in expectations regarding the future. Data from Statistics Poland (GUS) show that consumers are clearly reacting to economic, inflationary and geopolitical…
Healthy Life Years (HLY) is one of the most important indicators used in socio-economic analyses at the level of the European Union. Unlike the classic life expectancy indicator, HLY shows how many years the average citizen can live without limitations in everyday functioning. This has enormous significance for the labour market, the healthcare system and…
Poland in the European Union in 2024/2025 – Demographics, Economy, Labour Market and Modernisation Challenges The latest publication from Statistics Poland, “Poland in the European Union 2025”, presents a comprehensive picture of Poland’s position within the socio-economic structure of the EU. The Eurostat data included in the report make it possible to assess both the…
