Do We Need an Employment Office in Bolesławiec?

The “Labour Market Barometer 2025” study shows that advertisements on job portals are the most popular method of looking for employment, already chosen by 58.8% of potential employees. Online advertisements are the real place where employers and employees advertise themselves.

The same study shows that people aged 18–24 mainly use digital channels. More than half of them choose online advertisements.

The number of employers using these platforms for recruitment is also growing. The reasons for this phenomenon are varied: the broad reach of advertisements and the ability to target candidates precisely compared with traditional recruitment methods.
The dominance of job portals in the employment search process also gives workers independence in looking for jobs. Candidates present their qualifications online themselves and actively use the tools offered by the portals. Employers, in turn, must create attractive enough offers to attract suitable candidates in a competitive environment.

Unemployment in Bolesławiec

At the end of March 2025, 1,090 unemployed people were registered in Bolesławiec County, more than half of them (591) women. The unemployment rate is 3.5%. Most unemployed people live in the town of Bolesławiec—482 people; 300 people are over 50, 252 are long-term unemployed (for more than 12 months), and 248 are under 30. The largest group consists of people with vocational and primary education—more than 590 people in total. Only 138 job offers were reported in March.

Management Position at the PUP for a Former Presidential Candidate

In August 2024, Dawid Sarbak was appointed deputy director of the Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w Bolesławcu. He had been a Law and Justice candidate for Mayor of Bolesławiec.

Previously, from March 2023, Dawid Sarbak worked as head of KRUS in Bolesławiec. There was no competition for the position of head of the local branch of the Agricultural Social Insurance Fund in Bolesławiec. The councillor was appointed to the position. The previous head of KRUS in Bolesławiec, Sebastian Fijałkowski (Law and Justice), got a job at the state-owned company Zakłady Ceramiczne “Bolesławiec” in spring 2023. Changes in management positions at this institution took place after the parliamentary elections in autumn 2024, following the change in government.

After losing the election, Dawid Sarbak joined the so-called broad coalition with the mayor’s camp Piotr Roman and became deputy chair of the City Council. Law and Justice candidates won 2,631 votes in the elections to the Bolesławiec City Council, which allowed them to take five seats. In a post-election address to residents, activists from Bolesławiec’s Law and Justice party explained to their voters that "They had expressed their willingness to cooperate across political divisions in response to the Mayor of Bolesławiec’s invitation to create an agreement aimed at effective action in the interests and development of the city."

The Information on the selection of Dawid Sarbak for the position of deputy director of the Powiatowy Urząd Pracy w Bolesławcu states that the candidate met the requirements and possessed the appropriate qualifications guaranteeing the proper performance of the duties associated with the position.