Average paid employment and average gross wages and salaries in enterprise sector in June 2021
A A AIn 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).
In June 2021 average paid employment in enterprise sector slightly increased compared to the one recorded a month earlier (by 0.3%, similar to May 2021 compared to April 2021). It was caused among others by admissions in the units, restoring pre-pandemic full time jobs, and also lower absenteeism due to unpaid leaves and the receipt of sick leave benefits - which, depending on the overall length of their duration, could also have an impact on the way of including these persons in average paid employment and at the same time in wages and salaries (methods of calculating these variables are described in DG-1 report4). In relation to the corresponding month in 2020, the increase (by 2.8%) in average paid employment, continued from April 2021, was observed.