Eurostat: Despite COVID-19, Poland's unemployment rate remains low.

Poland had one of the lowest unemployment rates in the European Union prior to the outbreak of the epidemic. The COVID-19-induced crisis has thrown the economy into disarray, but according to Eurostat, unemployment in the country is close to pre-pandemic levels.

Prior to the start of the epidemic, Poland had one of the lowest jobless rates in the European Union. The economy has been thrown into chaos by the COVID-19-induced crisis, but according to Eurostat, unemployment in the country is close to pre-pandemic levels.

In February 2021, almost 16 million men and women residing in the EU were anticipated to be unemployed, accounting for 7.5 percent of the EU labour force (up from 6.5 per cent in February 2020). When compared to the same period previous year, Poland's unemployment rate stayed constant.

However, a closer examination of the numbers reveals that the pandemic has disproportionately affected young people, with the jobless rate for persons under 25 in Poland reaching 9.6% in 2020. It has risen by more than 5 percentage points this year, reaching 14.8 percent. The young unemployment rate in the EU was 17.2% in February 2021, according to Eurostat. Germany (6.1%) had the lowest number of jobless adults aged 18-25, while Spain (39.6%) and Italy (39.6%) had the most (31.6 per cent).