DEMOGRAFICZNE UWARUNKOWANIA TERYTORIALNEGO ZRÓŻNICOWANIA BEZROBOCIA W WIELKOPOLSCE

Abstract

The article deals with one of the most tragic consequences for Polish families of the economic transformation: unemployment, which after 1995 affected over two million households. Demographic forecasts predict a further increase in the number o f labour force by as late as 2009, and only in the year 2010 a time will begin when the number of persons of professional activity age will abate. The article analyses particular regions of the Wielkopolska province (expanded by new areas after the recent Polish administrative reform), focusing on their demographic similarities, differences, and tendencies, attempting also at explaining the discrepancies between them. The results of the recent research on the issue have been presented and juxtaposed in the article by means of comprehensive tables, and a rich literature on the subject has been recommended.