In Poland, in the fourth quarter of 2022, the state of epidemic threat in connection with SARS-CoV-2 infections was still in force. Solutions were still in place to prevent and counter the spread of the said virus. These solutions are also applicable to the labour market. Among them, for instance, is the possibility of working from outside a permanent workplace, that is remote work. The data presented in this publication were obtained from the Labour Demand Survey.

At the end of the fourth quarter of 2022, there were 115.7 thousand job vacancies in Poland, 15.8% fewer than in the end of the fourth quarter of 2021. The job vacancy rate in the fourth quarter of 2022 was 0.92%. Both the number of newly created jobs and the number of liquidated jobs decreased on a year-over-year basis (by 21.3% and 14.3%, respectively).

According to preliminary data, as of the end of 2022, the number of existing rental agreements for residential premises from gmina’s dwelling stocks decreased by 2.7 %, compared to 2021.

In 2021, in tourist accommodation establishments located in the 27 countries of the Euro-pean Union 590.9 million people were accommodated, with 1.8 billion overnight stays pro-vided to them. Compared to 2020, both the number of tourists and the number of overnight stays provided to them increased - by 26.8% and 28.7% respectively.

Seasonally unadjusted gross domestic product (GDP) in the 4th quarter of 2022 was higher by 2.0% year-on-year comparision against the increase of 8.5% in the corresponding quarter of 2021 (constant average prices of the previous year).