Poland’s registered unemployment rate stood at 5.8% in September 2026, in line with market expectations and unchanged for a third consecutive month. The latest result still marked the lowest level since December 2025, as the number of unemployed persons declined by 2.5 thousand from a month earlier to 907 thousand, with women representing 49.5% of the total. The majority of unemployed individuals were not entitled to unemployment benefits, accounting for 87.8% of the total. Meanwhile, 4.5% were out of work due to company-related terminations, while fresh graduates made up 3.4% of all unemployed persons. Additionally, 382.1 thousand had been out of work for more than a year. Compared with September 2025, the jobless rate was 0.2 percentage points higher, having stood at 5.6% a year earlier. Separately, reported job vacancies at the end of the month increased by 2.8 thousand to 47.2 thousand.