Misją Instytutu jest dzialalność naukowo-badawcza prowadząca do nowych rozwiązań technicznych i organizacyjnych użytecznych w kształtowaniu warunków pracy zgodnych z zasadami bezpieczeństwa pracy i ergonomii oraz ustalanie podstaw naukowych do właściwego ukierunkowywania polityki społeczno-ekonomicznej państwa w tym zakresie.
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Labour market in Poland
Out of 38 million inhabitants in Poland (2011):
- Ca. 17.6 million active professionally
(incl. 15.9 million working and 1.8 million unemployed) - Ca. 14.1 million outside of active employment
Among the workers the dominant form of contracting is the employment relationship. Those workers make up over 77% of working population, while employers and self-employed over 19% (as for Q1 2011).
In 2011, Poland had 3,9 million registered businesses, 97% of which were private sector entities. Also, 95% of employers were those employing under 10 persons.
Breakdown of the number of businesses according to industry: Central Statistical Office (GUS), 2011:
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Industry |
Business size (employees) |
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< 9 |
10 - 249 |
>250 |
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Industrial processing |
319 716 |
38 747 |
1 627 |
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Trade, automotive repair |
1 064 272 |
35 916 |
415 |
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Agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing |
88 526 |
3 984 |
27 |
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Construction |
447 563 |
19 379 |
203 |
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Mining and extraction |
2 893 |
500 |
42 |