Goal 8 - Decent work and economic growth

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Priority for Poland - Promotion of stable forms of employment

Indicator 8.4.a - Percentage of paid employees in relation to the number of persons employed in national economy

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Unit: percent [%]
Source of data: Statistics Poland

Information about indicator

Name of the indicator 8.4.a Percentage of paid employees in relation to the number of persons employed in national economy
Sustainable Development Goal Goal 8. Decent work and economic growth
Priority Promotion of stable forms of employment
Definition

Share of paid employees in total number of employed persons in national economy.
Unit percent [%]
Available dimensions total
Methodological explanations

Data regarding employment concern persons performing work providing earnings or income.

 Employed persons include:

  1. a. persons employed on the basis of an employment relationship (i.e. employment contract, appointment, election or nomination) or service relationship for a definite and indefinite period of time, according to full-time and part-time work schedules;
  2. b. employers and own-account workers including contributing family workers;
  3. c. outworkers;
  4. d. agents (until 2021);
  5. e. members of agricultural production cooperatives;
  6. f. clergy fulfilling priestly obligations.

When determining the number of employees, each working person is listed only once. For this purpose, a main workplace is assigned to her. Data on people working in the national economy are presented in relation to their main workplace.

Data on the number of people employed in the national economy in the main workplace are given in persons as at the end of December.
Source of data Statistics Poland
Data availability Annual data; since 2010
Notes Data for 2010-2021 do not include employees of budgetary units operating in the field of national defense and public security. Data from 2022 based on administrative data sources, for earlier years based on reports of entities of the national economy.
Data updated on 05-11-2024
Metadata updated on 22-10-2024