Ladies and Gentlemen - investGDA - invest in Gdansk
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Metropolitan Labour Market<br />
Graph 10. Unemployment structure <strong>in</strong> the metropolitan area, by education, 2008.<br />
Junior high <strong>and</strong> lower<br />
27,85%<br />
Basic vocational<br />
24,99%<br />
Source: Own study based on the data from the Statistical Office <strong>in</strong> Gdańsk, 2008.<br />
The dem<strong>and</strong> for highly qualified specialists translates to the level of the average salaries<br />
<strong>in</strong> the metropolitan area. The pay earned <strong>in</strong> the centre of the metropolis is much above<br />
the national average. Thanks to convenient transport l<strong>in</strong>ks, employers can hire labour<br />
from those areas <strong>in</strong> the Metropolitan Area, where the average earn<strong>in</strong>gs are lower.<br />
Table 8. Average gross remuneration per month, 2007.<br />
Poviat Total<br />
Average gross remuneration per<br />
month vs. national average<br />
(Pol<strong>and</strong> = 100)<br />
Gdańsk City 3473.08 121.2<br />
Gdynia 3198.33 111.6<br />
Sopot 3286.43 114.7<br />
Puck 2403.82 83.9<br />
Wejherowo 2492.52 87.0<br />
Kartuzy 2295.23 80.1<br />
Poviat of Gdańsk 2612.77 91.2<br />
Nowy Dwór 2238.76 78.1<br />
Source: Own study based on the CSO data.<br />
Higher<br />
10,85%<br />
Secondary vocational<br />
24,27%<br />
Secondary general profile<br />
12,03%<br />
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The labour market of the Metropolitan Area reports a grow<strong>in</strong>g dem<strong>and</strong> for new technology staff.<br />
Photo: Gokhan Okur
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