Cudzoziemcy na rynku pracy w województwie śląskim
Foreigners in the labour market in Śląskie Voivodship

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to show how the presence of foreigners in the Śląskie Voivodshiplabour market was changing in the years 2014–2017. The scale of the influx of foreignworkers into the labour market in Śląskie Voivodship was examined on the basis of the data onthe number of declarations of intention to employ a foreigner and work permits issued, obtainedfrom the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, and the information about thelocal labour market provided by the Statistical Office in Katowice. The paper also analyses thesituation of both the unemployed and working foreigners, taking into account the type of theperformed work and their legal status on the labour market, for the purpose of which resultdata from surveys of the labour market carried out by Statistics Poland were used. The studyutilises methods of analysing time series, such as statistical indices and trend determination bythe mechanical method (moving averages) and the analytical method (a classic method of leastsquares). The results of the study indicate significant changes in the situation of foreigners inthe labour market in Śląskie Voivodship, and show that the demand for foreign workers, andthus their importance in the labour market have grown

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