At the end of the third quarter of 2020, the number of employed persons was 3.5% higher than at the end of the second quarter of 2020.

At the end of the third quarter of 2020, the number of job vacancies in Poland, in entities of the national economy or in their local units employing at least 1 person, was 91.1 thousand and was 9.7 thousand or 11.9% higher than at the end of the second quarter of 2020.

In October 2020 entities having 50 or more persons employed and participating in the monthly survey of production of industrial products, on voluntary basis additionally reported production of 4 498 350 face masks used in medicine and 17 358 760 other protective face masks.

In the third quarter of 2020, a slight stability of the situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may be observed on the labour market.

The publication presents assessments regarding the current and anticipated economic situation formulated by entrepreneurs, as well as opinions on, among others barriers encountered in the business.

In each of presented kinds of activities general business climate indicator in November is at a lower level than in the previous month. Only in information and communication section the indicator is positive. Deterioration of “forecast” components is observed in all research areas, whereas worsening of “diagnostic” ones is reported in most areas.

In October 2020, average paid employment in enterprise sector was lower by 1.0% y/y and amounted to 6318.3 thousand, while average gross wages and salaries were higher by 4.7% y/y and amounted to 5458.88 PLN.

In November 2020, there was a deterioration in both current and future consumer sentiment moods compared to the previous month. The current consumer confidence indicator, synthetically describing the current trends in individual consumption, was -29.2a which was by 9.2 p.p. lower in relation to last month.

In July and August 2020, 1.5 million tourists were accommodated in tourist accommodation establishments located in coastal areas, and 7.3 million overnight stays were provided for them. Compared to the same period last year, the number of tourists was 14.3% lower, and the number of overnight stays was 18.9% lower.

According to the flash estimate, gross domestic product (GDP) in volume terms seasonally unadjusted was lower by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter of 2020 year-to-year against 4.4% increase in the corresponding period of 2019.