IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/ags/paaero/376244.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Unemployment In Shaping Rural-Urban Migration Patterns In Poland

Author

Listed:
  • DREJERSKA, NINA
  • WOJCIECHOWSKA-ŁAPSZO, KAMILA

Abstract

The aim of the research was to determine the relationship between regional unemployment and internal migration in Poland, with a focus on non-agglomeration, lowdensity areas. Drawing on average data from 2020 to 2023, the analysis investigates how the proportion registered unemployed individuals among the working-age population relates to internal migration balances across voivodeships. The results indicate a clear inverse association: regions with higher unemployment tend to experience greater net outflows of population. This pattern is consistent with economic migration theory, which suggests that individuals relocate in response to regional disparities in employment opportunities. The analysis highlights notable contrasts between regions with persistently high unemployment and negative migration balances, and those with stronger labour markets and positive migration trends. These findings underscore the importance of integrating migration policy with labour market planning, particularly in rural areas facing demographic decline. The study also points to the need for further research into the temporal dynamics of migration, including potential lag effects between economic conditions and population movements.

Suggested Citation

  • Drejerska, Nina & Wojciechowska-Łapszo, Kamila, 2025. "Unemployment In Shaping Rural-Urban Migration Patterns In Poland," Roczniki (Annals), Polish Association of Agricultural Economists and Agribusiness - Stowarzyszenie Ekonomistow Rolnictwa e Agrobiznesu (SERiA), vol. 2025(2).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:paaero:376244
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.376244
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/376244/files/4%20%284%29.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.22004/ag.econ.376244?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ags:paaero:376244. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: AgEcon Search (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/seriaea.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.