Unit: percent
Source of data: Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy
Information about indicator
Name of the indicator
5.A.7 Percentage of registered unemployed women
Sustainable Development Goal
Goal 5. Gender equality
Priority
Activities supporting gender equality in families
Definition
Percentage of registered unemployed women in total registered unemployed
Unit
percent
Available dimensions
total
Methodological explanations
Registered unemployed persons are persons who are aged 18 or more and have not reached the retirement age, are not employed or performing any other kind of paid work, available for full- time work and are registered in the powiat labour office respective to the person's permanent or temporary place of residence, seeking employment or any other paid work.
Among the unemployed persons are included disabled persons—are able and ready to take employment at least half the full work-time required within a given occupation or service, are not attending any full-time school with the exception of schools for adults (or taking extra curriculum exam in such schools) or tertiary schools in the evening or weekend education system or seeking employment or any other paid work, with additional provisions concerning the sources of income, included in the mentioned in the Act.
Unemployed persons should include persons with disabilities who are able and willing to take up employment at least half-time, who are not studying at school, with the exception of schools for adults (or taking the extramural examination in the field of this school) or universities in the part-time study system, and who are looking for employment, with additional exclusions regarding sources, enshrined in the Act.
Detailed criteria defining registered unemployed person are specified in the Act of 20 April 2004 on Employment Promotion and Labour Market Institutions,(Journal of Laws 2024 item 475, as amended).
