Polish jobless rate jumps to 11.9 percent

Poland's unemployment rate rose to 11.9 percent in December from 11.4 percent the previous month as seasonal jobs were lost at the beginning of winter, the Labor Ministry said Thursday.

The ministry said preliminary data showed that some 1.89 million people were registered as unemployed at the end of December, 82,000 more than a month earlier. Poland has 38 million people.

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