LABOUR MARKET,LABOUR MARKET,PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES,PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES,

LABOUR MARKET SERVICESLABOUR MARKET SERVICESand EURES and EURES

in Polandin Poland

Iceland, 29-30 September 2005

MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS and LABOURLabour Market Department

Barbara Polańska-Siła, EURES ManagerBarbara Polańska-Siła, EURES Manager

POLAND in Europe

Szczecin

Gdańsk

Toruń

PoznańZielona Góra

Wrocław

Opole

Katowice

Kraków

Łódź

Kielce

Rzeszów

Lublin

WarWarsawsaw

Białystok

Olsztyn

Voiv ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE

Voiv POMORSKIE

Voiv WARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE

Voiv PODLASKIE

Voiv LUBELSKIE

Voiv PODKARPACKIE

Voiv KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE

Voiv MAZOWIECKIE

Voiv ŁÓDZKIE

Voiv WIELKOPOLSKIE

Voiv LUBUSKIE

Voiv DOLNOŚLĄSKIE

Voiv OPOLSKIE Voiv

ŚLĄSKIE

Voiv MAŁOPOLSKIE

Voiv ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE

Baltic Sea

Germany

the Czech Republic

Slovakia

Ukraina

Lithuania

Territory:312 685 km²

Population:38.2 mln

Number of voivodships:

16

Number of districts:

338

Number ofcommunes:

2 489

Belorus

Russia

POLAND - Voivodships and Main Cities

POLAND – main economic indicatorsPOLAND – main economic indicators

GDP growth in the first half-year 2005 –GDP growth in the first half-year 2005 – 2.4 2.4 % %

Inflation in Inflation in July 2005July 2005 – – 1.3 1.3 % %

Currency –Currency – thethe Polish zPolish zlloty (PLN)oty (PLN)€€ 1 buys PLN 3.91 buys PLN 3.9

Minimum gross monthly wage - PLN Minimum gross monthly wage - PLN 849849 = = € 218 € 218

Average gross monthly Average gross monthly salarysalary in the enterprise sector in the enterprise sector in August 2005in August 2005 – – PLN PLN 2,480.562,480.56 = = €€ 636 636

Unemployment benefit in September 2005 Unemployment benefit in September 2005 PLN 521.90 = € 133.82PLN 521.90 = € 133.82

Economically active and inactive population aged 15 and more

in the I quarter 2005 by BAEL*

Employed 13.8 mln

Unemployed 3.19 mln

Persons economically

inactive 14.3 mln

LABOUR MARKET IN POLAND

*BAEL- Labour Force Survey carried out by Central Statistic Office in Poland

NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT

Unemployment rate in the I quarter 2005 by BAEL*

18.9 % - (3.19 mln persons)

Registered unemployment rate at the end of August 2005

17.8 % - (2.8 mln persons)

*BAEL - Labour Force Survey carried out by Central Statistic Office in Poland

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY VOIVODSHIPS (REGIONS)AT THE END OF JULY 2005

%

13,9 17,0 20,0 23,0 26,0 27,5

DolnośląskieLubelskie

Lubuskie

Łódzkie

Małopolskie

Mazowieckie

Opolskie

Podkarpackie

Podlaskie

Pomorskie

Śląskie

Świętokrzyskie

Warmińsko-Mazurskie

Wielkopolskie

Zachodnio pomorskie

Kujawsko-Pomorskie

20,9%

22,5%

16,9%

24,5%

18,2%

13,9%

14,4%

18,5%

17,9%

14,7%

20,4%

16,0%

20,4%

27,5%

15,1%

25,3%

LABOUR MARKET IN POLAND

LABOUR MARKET IN POLAND

REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED PRESONS BY AGE IN POLAND AT THE END OF JUNE 2005

23%28,1%

20,7%23,6%

4%

0,6%0

5

10

15

20

25

30

%

24 ANDLESS

25-34 35-44 45-54 55-59 60-64

YEARS

LABOUR MARKET IN POLAND

REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED PRESONS BY EDUCATIONAL LEVEL

IN POLAND AT THE END OF JUNE 2005

4,9%

22,1%

7,5%

32,9% 32,6%

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

%

A B C D EA - Tertiary B - Post-secondary as well as vocational secondary C - General secondary D - Basic vocational E - Lower secondary and below

LABOUR MARKET IN POLAND

REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED PRESONS BY DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT LEVEL

IN POLAND AT THE END OF JUNE 2005

7,7% 9,4%12,7%

17,4%

52,8%

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

%

LESS THAN 1MONTH

1-3 MONTHS 3-6 MONTHS 6-12MONTHS

MORE THAN12 MONTHS

Education2%

Hotels and Restaurants

2%

Transportation and Storage

3%

Health and Social Services

3%

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

4%

Agriculture Forestry Fishing and Hunting

4%

Public administratino7%

Construction9%

Other services9%

Wholesale and Retail Trade19%

Manufacturing25%

Remaining clasification

13%

UNEMPLOYED REGISTERED AT THE END OF JUNE 2005 BY NACE CLASSIFICATION

THE UNEMPLOYED BY MAJOR GROUPS OF OCCUPATIONS AT THE END OF JUNE 2005

SpecificationPreviously employed

Long- term unemploym

ent

% of long - term unemployment in previously

emloyed

in persons in % in %TOTAL 3071155 100 2329142 1268462 54,5Legislators, senior officials and managers 10410 0,3 10306 4952 48,0Professionals 141649 4,6 89761 35428 39,5Technicians and associate professionals 409597 13,3 272237 125341 46,0Clerks 147819 4,8 124032 70864 57,1Service workers and shop and market sales workers 432076 14,1 367939 206055 56,0Skilled agricultural and fishery workers 90118 2,9 68986 44142 64,0Craft and related trades workers 895754 29,2 767030 404894 52,8Plant and machine operators and assemblers 141599 4,6 130464 70987 54,4Elementary occupations 365129 11,9 333511 209674 62,9Armed forces 748 0,0 370 52 14,1Without occupation 436256 14,2 164506 96073 58,4

Registered unemployment

in persons

10 OCCUPATIONS WITH THE HIGHER NUMBER OF REGISTERED UNEMPLOYMENT AT THE END OF JUNE 2005

in persons in %Total 3071155 100,0in 10 occupations 873823 28,5of which:Salesmen 260150 8,5Locksmith 84456 2,7Bricklayer 75013 2,4Tailor 73603 2,4Economical assistant 68981 2,2Cook 68764 2,2Auxiliary worker in manufacturing 68270 2,2Office worker 67227 2,2Building worker 54393 1,8Cleaning lady 52966 1,7

Registered unemploymentSpecification

SELECTED OCCUPATIONS IN CONSTRUCTION

SECTOR

REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED PERSONS IN

THE I HALF OF 2005

Brickayers and stonemasons 27 457Painters and related workers 11 612Plumbers and pipe fitters 11 365Carpenters and joiners 9 924Concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers 4 981Building frame and related trades workers not elsewhere classified 4 185Varnishers and related painters 3 213Roofers 2 083Floor layers and tile setters 1 867Buildinig finisher and related trade workers not elsewhere classified 1 625Insulation workers 1 217Plasterers 836Glaziers 693Building structure cleaners 132

REGISTERED UNEMPLOYMENT IN CONSTRUCTION SECTOR

MIGRATION TRENDS OF POLES TO THE EEA after the 1th May 2004

STATE NUMBER OF POLISH CITIZENS DATA FROM PERIOD

5 772 as of the end of July 200511 256 January - July 2005

Belgium 1 777 20041 290 January - July 2005

2500 -3000 acctually estimationCzech Republic 10 270 as of the end of June 2005

Denmark 1 872 as of the end of July 2005Estonia 56 May-August 2005

32 the I half of 2005130 May - December 2004

1 613 January -May 20059 202 2004

Germany 400 000 20041 588 as of the end of April 20053 041 2004

Hungary 552 as of the end of June 2005Iceland 2 000 about

Austria

Cyprus

Greece

Finland

France

MIGRATION TRENDS OF POLES TO THE EEA after the 1th May 2004STATE NUMBER OF POLISH CITIZENS DATA FROM PERIOD

Ireland 52 271 May 2004 - June 200525 000 the I half of 200536 980 January - August 2004

Latvia 61 May 2004 - June 2005Liechtenstein 17 permanently

Lithuania dozens acctuallyMalta 30 as of the end of August 2005

Norway 15 000 January - July 2005Portugal 385 as of the end of December 2004Slovakia 224 as of the end of 2004

171 January - July 2005118 May - December 2004

2 592 January - February 200514 490 20041 744 January - July 20052 070 May - December 200411 384 the I half of 200520 190 2004

United Kingdom 131 290 May 2004 - June 2005

Spain

Sweden

The Nederlands

Slovenia

Italy

Polish Public Employment Services consist of:

1. Minister in charge of labour + Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labour

2. Marshals of the voivodships (Heads of regional self-governing authorities) + Voivodhsip Labour Offices

3. Starostas of the poviats + Poviat Labour Offices(Heads of local self-governing authorities)

4. Voivods + Voivod’s Offices

PES in Poland

LABOUR MARKET SERICES of PES

1.1. JOB PLACEMENT (JOB MEDIATION)JOB PLACEMENT (JOB MEDIATION)

2.2. EURES SERVICEEURES SERVICE

3.3. VOCATIONAL COUNVOCATIONAL COUNSSELLING ELLING

4.4. SUPPORT IN ACTIVE JOB LOOKINGSUPPORT IN ACTIVE JOB LOOKING

5.5. TRAININGS ORGANISATIONTRAININGS ORGANISATION

Main labour market services provided by labour offices in Poland (on the basis of Act on employment promotion and labour market institutions issued 20 April 2004):

Polish EURES services

EURES services in Poland* consist of:

1) Providing unemployed and jobseekers with help to gain proper employment according to the rule of free movement of workers within the EU,

2) Providing employers with help to recruit employees with proper vocational qualifications,

3) Initiating and organizing contacts between unemployed and jobseekers with employers,

4) Providing information on labour market situation including information on surpluses and shortages,

5) Combating obstacles to mobility on the labour market,

6) Providing employees of PES, trade unions and employers organizations with information on EURES services,

7) Initiating and managing international projects.

* According to Polish Act for employment promotion and labour market instituions from 20 April 2004.

Ministry of Economic Affairs

and Labour

Voivodship (Regional) Labour Offices

- Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy (16)

Poviat (Local) Labour Offices

Powiatowy Urząd Pracy (338)

EURES TEAM

Labour Market Department:EURES Manager – full time

Assistant to EURES Manager – full timeBudget Specialist – full time

IT Department: IT Specialist – part time

EURES Line Managers (16)

EURES advisers (23) Regional EURES assistants (21)

Local EURES assistants (338)

EURES in Poland - organisation

EURES advisers and assistants in Poland

Szczecin

Gdańsk

Toruń

PoznańZielona Góra

Wałbrzych

Opole

Katowice

Kraków

Łódź

Kielce

Rzeszów

Lublin

WarWarsawsaw

Białystok

OlsztynSeptember 2005

23 EURES advisers(appointed by the

EURESco)

21 regional EURES assistants

338 (circa) local EURES assistants

Koszalin

Jelenia Góra

Recruitment from Poland

Employer from

the EEA country(incl. Iceland)

Individual advertising in Polish media

Polish EURES within public employment services

(contact via Icelandic EURES)

Individual contact with Polish Labour Offices (not via

EURES) – (decision on co-operation depends on director of Labour Office)

Private recruitment agencies (with Polish MEAaL* certificate)

* MEAaL – Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labour

EURES job vacancies flow in international job placement

EE mm pp ll oo yy ee r r from from

EEA countryEEA country

EURES Manager or EURES adviser from employer’s

home country

EURES Manager in Labour Market Department

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labour

EURES assistants in

PLOs

EURES assistants in

PLOs

EURES assistants in

PLOs

EURES Line Manager-RLO 1

EURES adviserEURES assistant

in RLO 1

EURES adviserEURES assistant

in RLO 2

EURES adviserEURES assistant

in RLO 16

….EURES Line

Manager-RLO 2EURES Line

Manager-RLO 16

…

P o l i s h U n e m l o y e d and J o b s e e k e r s P o l i s h U n e m l o y e d and J o b s e e k e r s

1 2

2

3

Regional EURES activities in May 2004 - June 2005 in numbers

Number of trainings, seminars, workshops for PES staff – 155:RLO staff trained – 511 persons persons, PLO staff trained – 1,562 persons persons

Contacts with external institutions – 17,985 contacts contacts

Information provision on „Living and working conditions in the EEA” – 32,409 contacts contacts

Recruitments for EEA employers – 1,276 (number of vacancies 18,641) (number of vacancies 18,641)

Attendance in national jobs fair – 276 jobs fair276 jobs fair

Contacts with unemployed and jobseekers – 243,490 contactscontacts

Number of Polish unemployed and jobseekers CV sent via EURES abroad – 21,489 CVs CVs

Job vacancies origin – the UK (41%), Ireland (25%), Cyprus (9%), Slovenia (8%), the UK (41%), Ireland (25%), Cyprus (9%), Slovenia (8%), Iceland (4%),Iceland (4%), Sweden (2%), other (11 %) Sweden (2%), other (11 %)

Number of visits on Polish EURES web page – circa 744,,000000

Thank you for your attention.Thank you for your attention.

Barbara Polańska-Siła

EURES Manager, Poland

email: Barbara.Polanska-Sila@mgip.gov.pl