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19.02.202609:00:00UTC+00Poland’s Employment Contraction Deepens in January, Signaling Softer Labor Market

Poland’s employment growth weakened further at the start of 2026, with the year-over-year indicator declining to -0.8% in January 2026, compared with -0.7% in December 2025. The latest figures, updated on 19 February 2026, point to a modest but continuing contraction in employment when measured against the same month a year earlier.

The data show that the labor market slowdown is not an isolated monthly fluctuation but a slightly deepening trend. The “previous” reading for December 2025 captured the change versus December a year earlier, while the “actual” January 2026 figure compares employment with January of the prior year. The incremental move further into negative territory underscores persistent weakness in job creation or retention, raising concerns about underlying economic momentum as the new year begins.

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