Regions of Poland (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2016

Świętokrzyskie had the highest long-term unemployment rate of 16 regions in 2016, at 3.5%. Warszawski stołeczny had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 2.2% and the figure for Poland was 2.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Świętokrzyskie: 3.5 %Świętokrzyskie3.5Podkarpackie: 3.4 %Podkarpackie3.4Lubelskie: 3.3 %Lubelskie3.3Kujawsko-pomorskie: 2.9 %Kujawsko-pomorskie2.9Podlaskie: 2.8 %Podlaskie2.8Warmińsko-mazurskie: 2.7 %Warmińsko-mazurskie2.7Łódzkie: 2.2 %Łódzkie2.2Zachodniopomorskie: 2.2 %Zachodniopomorskie2.2Małopolskie: 2.1 %Małopolskie2.1Mazowiecki regionalny: 2.1 %Mazowiecki regionalny2.1Śląskie: 2 %Śląskie2Wielkopolskie: 2 %Wielkopolskie2Dolnośląskie: 1.7 %Dolnośląskie1.7Pomorskie: 1.7 %Pomorskie1.7Lubuskie: 1.2 %Lubuskie1.2Warszawski stołeczny: 0.9 %Warszawski stołeczny0.9Świętokrzyskie: 3.5 %Świętokrzyskie3.5Podkarpackie: 3.4 %Podkarpackie3.4Lubelskie: 3.3 %Lubelskie3.3Kujawsko-pomorskie: 2.9 %Kujawsko-pomorskie2.9Podlaskie: 2.8 %Podlaskie2.8Warmińsko-mazurskie: 2.7 %Warmińsko-mazurskie2.7Łódzkie: 2.2 %Łódzkie2.2Zachodniopomorskie: 2.2 %Zachodniopomorskie2.2Małopolskie: 2.1 %Małopolskie2.1Mazowiecki regionalny: 2.1 %Mazowiecki regionalny2.1Śląskie: 2 %Śląskie2Wielkopolskie: 2 %Wielkopolskie2Dolnośląskie: 1.7 %Dolnośląskie1.7Pomorskie: 1.7 %Pomorskie1.7Lubuskie: 1.2 %Lubuskie1.2Warszawski stołeczny: 0.9 %Warszawski stołeczny0.9
%. Source: Eurostat, Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankRegions2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Świętokrzyskie Series break3.5-0.7 pts
2Podkarpackie Series break3.4-0.9 pts
3Lubelskie Series break3.3-0.8 pts
4Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break2.9-0.2 pts
5Podlaskie Low reliability2.8-0.7 pts
6Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break2.7-1.6 pts
7Łódzkie Series break2.2-1 pts
7Zachodniopomorskie Series break2.2-0.7 pts
9Małopolskie Series break2.1-1.1 pts
9Mazowiecki regionalny Series break2.1-0.5 pts
11Śląskie Series break2-1.1 pts
11Wielkopolskie Series break2-0.8 pts
13Dolnośląskie Series break1.7-1.1 pts
13Pomorskie Series break1.7-0.5 pts
15Lubuskie Low reliability1.2-0.2 pts
16Warszawski stołeczny Low reliability0.9-0.3 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 15 to 74 who have been unemployed for 12 months or more, as a percentage of the labour force aged 15 to 74. Unemployment follows the ILO definition: without work, available to start within two weeks and actively seeking work.

A share of the labour force, not of the unemployed. From the EU labour force survey. Eurostat flags series breaks (most in 2021, under the new framework regulation for social statistics); they are stored as status break.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2016 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu) (Regions of Poland (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table

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Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu), Regions of Poland (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2016. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/poland-regions. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). Regions of Poland (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/poland-regions.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu), Regions of Poland (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/poland-regions (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest long-term unemployment rate?

Świętokrzyskie, with 3.5% in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest long-term unemployment rate?

Warszawski stołeczny, with 0.9% in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). Retrieved 2026-10-18. 1 regions have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.

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