Employment, wages and salaries in national economy in 1st half 2015
In the first half of 2015, average monthly gross wages and salaries in the national economy amounted to 3953.72 zl, i.e. at the level higher by 3.6% than in the same period of the last year. In the public sector they amounted to 4481.42 zl (an increase by 2.5% as compared to the same period of the last year), while in the private sector they amounted to 3721.11 zl (an increase by 4.2%). The buying power of the average monthly gross wages and salaries in the national economy was by 5.0% higher than last year. The increase was higher than the respective increase observed last year (the previous year it was 3.5%). Compared to the first half of 2014, an increase in wages and salaries was observed in all sections; the highest growth was observed in sections: administrative and support service activities (by 5.7%), information and communication (by 5.5%), financial and insurance activities (by 4.9%), professional, scientific and technical activities (by 4.7%), construction (by 4.6%), accommodation and catering (by 4.5%), trade, repair of motor vehicles (by 4.3%). The lowest growth in wages and salaries was observed in mining and quarrying (by 0.4%), transportation and storage (by 1.3%), and in public administration and defence; compulsory social security (by 2.5%).