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

All 16 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2016, so the places are comparable. 1 regions have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `long_term_unemployment_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/poland-regions

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Świętokrzyskie | 3.5 |
| 2 | Podkarpackie | 3.4 |
| 3 | Lubelskie | 3.3 |
| 4 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 2.9 |
| 5 | Podlaskie | 2.8 |
| 6 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 2.7 |
| 7 | Łódzkie | 2.2 |
| 7 | Zachodniopomorskie | 2.2 |
| 9 | Małopolskie | 2.1 |
| 9 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 2.1 |
| 11 | Śląskie | 2 |
| 11 | Wielkopolskie | 2 |
| 13 | Dolnośląskie | 1.7 |
| 13 | Pomorskie | 1.7 |
| 15 | Lubuskie | 1.2 |
| 16 | Warszawski stołeczny | 0.9 |