Average paid employment and average gross wages and salaries in enterprise sector in February 2021



In February 2021, average paid employment in enterprise sector was lower by 1.7% y/y and amounted to 6334.0 thousand, while average wages and salaries were higher by 4.5% y/y and amounted to 5568.82 PLN (gross).
Data regarding the enterprise sector concerns units conducting economic activity classified into selected kinds of activity by NACE Rev.2 and employing more than 9 persons. Data source is “Report on economic activity” (DG-1). Within the scope of this survey, for the entities with 50 and more persons employed it is a census survey, while for the entities employing from 10 to 49 persons it is a sample one.
In February 2021 average paid employment in enterprise sector minimally increased (by 0.3%) compared to the one noted month before. It was caused among others by admissions in the units and restoring pre-pandemic full time jobs. In relation to the same period a year earlier, a continued decline in average paid employment was observed, however in February this year it was slightly weaker than in January 2021 (1.7% and 2.0% respectively).