ANALYSIS OF SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS OF WOMEN’S UNEMPLOYMENT IN POLAND
ANALYSIS OF SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS OF WOMEN’S UNEMPLOYMENT IN POLAND

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article was to estimate a diversification of the size and trends of seasonal changes in the number of unemployed women in Poland. The subject of major analysis was related to a level and disparity of monthly seasonal fluctuations of unemployed women during the year. The conducted study allowed the researchers to answer the following questions: how is the Polish market diversified in terms of gender and what are the level and disparity of seasonal fluctuations of unemployed women during the year? In order to separate a seasonal component of unemployment, the researchers used an algorithm – Census X-12 ARIMA. The analysis used data concerning monthly number of unemployed women during the period from January 2016 to December 2016, which were collected by the Central Statistical Office in Poland. Seasonal fluctuations in the number of unemployed women in Poland were low, lower than seasonal amount of unemployed men and they showed a slightly negative trend. Distribution of seasonal fluctuations in the number of unemployed women during the year was marked by one annual cycle, which is also similar in case of seasonal unemployment of men. The characteristic features for seasonal unemployment of women were a longer period of reducing seasonal fluctuations (from May to November) than in case of men and a smaller amplitude of fluctuations. The results of the study generally indicate that women are less exposed to the seasonal effects of unemployment.

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