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MRPiPS: zatrudnienie cudzoziemców w Polsce w 2025

Mimo spadku liczby wydanych dokumentów o 8%, realne zatrudnienie rośnie. W systemie ZUS na koniec 2025 r. znajdowało się blisko 1,289 mln cudzoziemców – to o 96 tys. więcej niż rok wcześniej. Udział obcokrajowców w polskim rynku pracy osiągnął poziom 7,9%

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57,1%
employment indicator
0.3 pp YoY
6,6%
average salaries
9652,19 PLN
6,6%
average salaries
9135,69 PLN
6,6%
average salaries
9652,19 PLN
4%
the value of the HR services market
7%
job offers
238 thousand offers
6,1%
unemployment
0.7 percentage points y/y

57,1%
employment indicator
0.3 pp YoY
6,6%
average salaries
9652,19 PLN
4%
the value of the HR services market
7%
job offers
238 thousand offers
6,1%
unemployment
0.7 percentage points y/y

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6,1%

Unemployment

The registered unemployment rate in March stood at 6.1%, which was similar to the previous month and 0.7 percentage points higher than a year earlier.

Unemployment

According to GUS data, the registered unemployment rate was 6.1% and increased by 0.1 percentage points compared to the previous month and by 0.6 percentage points in relation to the same period last year.

Average salary

In March this year, the average monthly gross wage in the enterprise sector amounted to PLN 9,652.19, i.e. 6.6% more than a year earlier

The average salary in February

In February 2026, the average gross monthly salary in the enterprise sector (in units with more than 9 employees) amounted to 9135.69 PLN and, like in January this year, was 6.1% higher than a year ago (compared to an increase of 7.9% in February of the previous year).

HR services market

The Polish HR Forum summarized the results of member companies in 2025. Total revenues increased by 4%, and in temporary work, by as much as 6%.

HR services market

The Polish HR Forum summarized the results of member companies in 2025. Total revenues increased by 4%, and in temporary work, by as much as 6%.

Employment according to BAEL

The overall employment rate (for people aged 15–89) in the 4th quarter of 2025 was 57.1%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the previous year.

Decrease in the number of job offers

According to data from the Element recruitment system for Grant Thornton, in February 2026, employers on the 50 largest recruitment portals in Poland published 238,000 new job advertisements. This is a 7% decrease compared to the same month in 2025.

Difficulties in recruiting employees

4 in 10 employers plan to hire new employees, while 1 in 10 is considering reducing staff. Nearly half of companies intend to maintain current employment levels.

Employment forecast 2Q2026

4 out of 10 employers plan to hire new employees, while 1 out of 10 is considering reducing staff.

Unemployment

The registered unemployment rate in March stood at 6.1%, which was similar to the previous month and 0.7 percentage points higher than a year earlier.

Employment according to BAEL

The overall employment rate (for people aged 15–89) in the 4th quarter of 2025 was 57.1%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the previous year.

Average salary

In March this year, the average monthly gross wage in the enterprise sector amounted to PLN 9,652.19, i.e. 6.6% more than a year earlier

Decrease in the number of job offers

HR services market

The Polish HR Forum summarized the results of member companies in 2025. Total revenues increased by 4%, and in temporary work, by as much as 6%.

Difficulties in recruiting employees

4 in 10 employers plan to hire new employees, while 1 in 10 is considering reducing staff. Nearly half of companies intend to maintain current employment levels.

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