Average paid employment in enterprise sector down by 3.2% in May

Average paid employment in the Polish enterprise sector fell 3.2 percent y-o-y in May, while average gross wages and salaries increased 1.2 percent y-o-y, amounting to PLN 5,119.94, according to data published by the Central Statistical Office (GUS). In May, like the previous month, further reduction of employment was observed in some entities, which translated into a decrease in average paid employment in the enterprise sector by 1.4 percent m-o-m. The decrease was the result of the end of fixed-term contracts, sometimes due to the pandemic, reduction of part- of full-time employment and also termination of employment contracts, according to GUS.