Europe and Unemployment: POLAND

-          Country Level 2010: 11%

Men: 8%

Women: 14%

-          Our Region (Voievodship) of Lodz: 9%

-          Our Country (Kutno): 8%

Young people aged 18-30 years old: 3%

Main Reasons of unemployment

-          Lack of qualified people in trades&crafts;

-          Labour market is not stable;

-          Lots of young people get their degrees in arts, but we’d need more Engineers and Science graduates;

-          Our population is now experiencing a demographic decrease.

Why the rate is not that high:

-          Our economy came up strong in Europe in 2010;

-          We had a low “crisis” impact on our economy;

-          Lots of foreign investements;

-          The existence of special economical zones;

-          Lots of youngsetrs go to work abroad;

-          Young and unemployed people are providedwith support and training to be more competitive and likely to get a job.