Indicator comparison
Range of Unemployment: 1991–2025. Range of Long-term unemployment: 2003–2025.
Total unemployment under ILO methodology alongside Eurostat long-term unemployment.
Long-term unemployment Long-term unemployment isolates jobseekers out of work for 12 months or more within total unemployment Unemployment.
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Unemployment rate as a percentage of the labour force according to the ILO. In Poland it fell from around 20% in 2002 to approximately 3%.
Long-term unemployment lasting 12 months or longer as a percentage of the labour force from Eurostat. Tracks persistent unemployment within the headline rate Unemployment.
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Unemployment rate as a percentage of the labour force according to the ILO. In Poland it fell from around 20% in 2002 to approximately 3%.
ILO unemployment, % of the labour force, from 1991. Modelled estimates, not only the local LFS.
Unemployment rate based on International Labour Organization (ILO) methodology. Share of unemployed persons in the economically active population. For Poland compare with Registered unemployment (GUS). See also: Labour force participation.
Poland fell from ~20% (2002) to about 3%. Germany and the US hover near 4%. Youth: Youth unemployment. The cycle: GDP growth.
Longseries, “Unemployment”. World Bank Open Data (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS), 1991–2025, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data SHA-256: fe0da4084c7e71969045c34538777be3475993767d3e5b6840f3195578ef30a6. https://longseries.com/en/d/unemployment/Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2025: highest — Spain; lowest — Japan
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|---|---|---|
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxSpain | 2025 | 10.4%10.4%↓−1.0 pp |
| Sweden | 2025 | 8.7%8.7%↑+0.3 pp |
| France | 2025 | 7.5%7.5%↑+0.1 pp |
| Italy | 2025 | 6.4%6.4%↓−0.1 pp |
| Brazil | 2025 | 6%6%↓−0.8 pp |
| World | 2025 | 4.8%4.8%→0.0 pp |
| United Kingdom | 2025 | 4.7%4.7%↑+0.4 pp |
| China | 2025 | 4.6%4.6%→0.0 pp |
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
35 rows for Poland
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Poland
13.6→3.0
Poland: 13.6 (1991) → 3.0 (2025). Difference: −10.6 pp. Peak value of 20.2 in 2002; lowest value of 2.7 in 2023.
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Poland | 3% |
| 2024 | Poland | 2.8% |
| 2023 | Poland | 2.7% |
| 2022 | Poland | 2.8% |
| 2021 | Poland | 3.3% |
| 2020 | Poland | 3.2% |
| 2019 | Poland | 3.3% |
| 2018 | Poland | 3.8% |
| 2017 | Poland | 4.9% |
| 2016 | Poland | 6.1% |
| 2015 | Poland | 7.5% |
| 2014 | Poland | 9% |
| 2013 | Poland | 10.3% |
| 2012 | Poland | 10% |
| 2011 | Poland | 9.6% |
| 2010 | Poland | 9.6% |
| 2009 | Poland | 8.1% |
| 2008 | Poland | 7.1% |
| 2007 | Poland | 9.6% |
| 2006 | Poland | 13.8% |
Long-term unemployment lasting 12 months or longer as a percentage of the labour force from Eurostat. Tracks persistent unemployment within the headline rate Unemployment.
Share of the labour force unemployed 12 months or more. LFS, Eurostat.
Long-term unemployment rate from Eurostat: individuals unemployed for 12 months or longer as a percentage of the active labour force. See also: Unemployment.
The sticky tail of joblessness. Pair: Unemployment. Different bases stay in the citation.
Longseries, “Long-term unemployment”. Eurostat (une_ltu_a), 2003–2025, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Türkiye. Retrieved 2026-09-15. Eurostat reuse policy. Data SHA-256: ea73398a08216eaf20e42b6aa95938c35b96bcac6bd5705ed4623155986d5bc2. https://longseries.com/en/d/eu-long-term-unemployment/Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2025: highest — Greece; lowest — Netherlands
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| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxGreece | 2025 | 5%5%↓−0.4 pp |
| Slovakia | 2025 | 3.4%3.4%↓−0.1 pp |
| Spain | 2025 | 3.4%3.4%↓−0.4 pp |
| Italy | 2025 | 3.1%3.1%↓−0.2 pp |
| Lithuania | 2025 | 2.5%2.5%↑+0.2 pp |
| Finland | 2025 | 2.4%2.4%↑+0.6 pp |
| Latvia | 2025 | 2.3%2.3%↑+0.1 pp |
| Portugal | 2025 | 2.2%2.2%↓−0.2 pp |
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
17 rows for Poland
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Poland
2.6→0.8
Poland: 2.6 (2009) → 0.8 (2025). Difference: −1.8 pp. Peak value of 4.5 in 2013; lowest value of 0.6 in 2020.