Since the first quarter of 2021, the base of the LFS methodology have been definitions re-garding employed, unemployed and economically inactive persons included in the Resolu-tion concerning statistics of work, employment and labour underutilization. The resolution was worked out at the Nineteenth International Conference of Labour Statisticians in Geneva (ICLS) and recommended by the International Labour Organization (ILO) for the use in all countries of the world (until the end of 2020, the LFS base had constituted provisions of the Thirteenth ICLS of 1982).

In most of presented kinds of activities general business climate indicator in August is at a similar level as in the previous month. In the majority of researched areas deterioration of “forecast” components has been reported, whereas “diagnostic” ones do not change.

In July 2021, average paid employment in enterprise sector was higher by 1.8% y/y and amounted to 6361.7 thousand, while average wages and salaries were higher by 8.7% y/y and amounted to 5851.87 PLN (gross).

According to the flash estimate, gross domestic product (GDP) in volume terms seasonally unadjusted was higher by 10.9% in the 2nd quarter of 2021 year-to-year against 8.3% decrease in the corresponding period of 2020.

In April 2021, 379.8 thousand tourists were accommodated in tourist accommodation establishments that is 4 times more than a year ago. The number of overnight stays also increased to the same extent. An increase in the number of tourists and overnight stays also took place in May 2021.

In June 2021 entities having 50 or more persons employed and participating in the monthly survey of production of industrial products, reported production of 5 011 412 face masks used in medicine and 6 300 390 other protective face masks.

Short-term analysis of phenomena and processes taking place, among others, in the area of the labour market, wages and salaries, prices, basic areas of the national economy (agriculture, industry, construction, domestic market), transport and foreign trade, as well as the situation in selected countries of the world.

In most of presented kinds of activities general business climate indicator in July is at a similar level as in the previous month. In the majority of researched areas improvement of “diagnostic” components has been reported, whereas “forecast” ones do not change or deteriorate.

The Yearbook contains the basic information on the numbers and structure of the population of Poland in 2020, and retrospective data prepared on the basis of population summaries and data on vital statistics (characteristics of new marriages, adjudged divorces and separations, births and deaths), as well as lifespan. Moreover, in the yearbook information about internal and international population migrations, and a short version of the international comparison was presented.

In June 2021, average paid employment in enterprise sector was higher by 2.8% y/y and amounted to 6359.3 thousand, while average wages and salaries were higher by 9.8% y/y and amounted to 5802.42 PLN (gross).