Labour market

The number of registered unemployed persons as of the end of August 2025 was 3 770 persons (the City of Legnica:
2 210 persons and the Legnica County: 1 560 persons), including:

• up to 25 years of age: 398 persons
• over 55 years of age: 620 persons

by education:

• higher:490 persons
• post-secondary and vocational/sectoral secondary: 791 persons
• grammar secondary: 453 persons
• basic vocational/sectoral secondary: 891 persons
• gymnasium, primary and below: 1 145 persons.

The labour market institutions implement the tasks of the state in the scope of the promotion of employment, the alleviation of the effects of unemployment and vocational activation.  Among others, the following institutions operate in Legnica:

• Public employment services - the County Labour Office in Legnica (PUP) - the tasks of which include, among others, the provision of assistance to the unemployed and those seeking jobs and to employers in finding employees. The Office does it by job placement, vocational counselling, vocational information and assistance in an active search for a job. Moreover, it initiates, organises and finances training courses and the vocational training of adults.
• The Voluntary Labour Corps (OHP) - is a state budget-supported entity supervised by the minister responsible for labour. The OHP implements the tasks of the state in the scope of the employment and the prevention of marginalisation and social exclusion of the youth, as well as the tasks in the scope of their education and upbringing.
• Employment agencies - non-public organisational units providing services in the scope of job placement, including job placement abroad with foreign employers, vocational counselling, personal advice and temporary jobs.
• Training institutions - public and non-public entities involved in out-of-school education pursuant to separate regulations.