{
  "id": 18209296,
  "title": "Which kinds of jobs grew and shrank on a Polish job board in October 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/which-kinds-of-jobs-grew-and-shrank-on-a-polish-job-board-in-october",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-05T00:02:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/listingworks/which-kinds-of-jobs-grew-and-shrank-on-a-polish-job-board-in-october-2026-3l0p"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In October 2026, the Polish job board Praca.pl reported changes in the number of job ads across various categories over a one-week period. Transport and logistics saw the largest increase, with a 23% rise in ads, from 1,338 to 1,646. Sales and customer service categories experienced the most significant decline, with a 16% drop in ads, from 3,058 to 2,579. Health care and education categories also saw substantial declines, with health care losing 26% of its ads and education losing 38%. The overall number of live ads on the platform decreased by 4%, from 16,934 to 16,208 between 13 October and 3 November. The share of ads that state a salary varied greatly by category, with transport and logistics leading at 36% of ads, up from 36% to 42.8%, followed by sales and customer service at 18.7%, up from 18.7% to 21.3%. Production and engineering & technical categories had the lowest pay statement rates, at 21.9% and 15% respectively. Pay statement rates were highest for jobs that are in high demand, such as drivers, warehouse staff, and production line workers.",
  "summary": "Last week I looked at the weekly rhythm of job ads on Praca pl, one of Poland's national job boards. This time: which kinds of jobs gained and lost ads over the month. I compare two Tuesdays, 13 October and 3 November, so the weekly rhythm does not distort the change. Live ads by job category Category 13 Oct 3 Nov Change Engineering & technical 2,614 2,746 +5% Sales & customer service 3,058 2,579…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Private companies added 86,000 jobs in October, slightly higher than expected, ADP says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/private-companies-added-86-000-jobs-in-october-slightly-higher-than",
        "published": "2026-11-04T13:16:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MarketWatch",
        "title": "ADP says businesses added 86,000 jobs in October. The labor market shows small signs of improvement.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/adp-says-businesses-added-86-000-jobs-in-october-the-labor-market",
        "published": "2026-11-04T13:55:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}