# Poland Employment

Poland Employment was down 0.1% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 0.8% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 16,727 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2025.
Among the 14 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 3rd lowest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.4% (Q2 2020) to 3.5% (Q4 2019), averaging 0.7%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `PL.EMP.Q.SA`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2016-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (42 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/poland/employment

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 16,727 thousands | −0.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 16,799 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 16,781 thousands | 0.1 |
| Q3 2025 | 16,796 thousands | 0.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 16,744 thousands | −0.01 |
| Q1 2025 | 16,666 thousands | −0.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 16,756 thousands | −0.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 16,762 thousands | −0.4 |
| Q2 2024 | 16,746 thousands | −0.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 16,810 thousands | −0.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 16,866 thousands | 0.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 16,821 thousands | 0.6 |
| Q2 2023 | 16,850 thousands | 0.04 |
| Q1 2023 | 16,913 thousands | 0.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 16,847 thousands | 0.06 |
| Q3 2022 | 16,721 thousands | −0.7 |
| Q2 2022 | 16,844 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 16,839 thousands | 1.4 |
| Q4 2021 | 16,837 thousands | 2.5 |
| Q3 2021 | 16,833 thousands | 2.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 16,706 thousands | 3.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 16,603 thousands | 0.8 |
| Q4 2020 | 16,420 thousands | 0.07 |
| Q3 2020 | 16,368 thousands | −0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/PL.EMP.Q.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/PL.EMP.Q.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```