Information and statistics

In the Lower-Silesian areas with new investments the level of unemployment is vividly lower. The remote areas with new investors still characterize themselves with high unemployment level considerably exceeding national and region average. It is important though that the employment level grows in sectors of highly processed labour demanding highly qualifi ed staff.
The good thing is that in couple of recent years number of unemployed decreased twofold in the group - 24 years of age. It shows positive fact of employing young, educated people without professional experience.
In the structure long-term unemployed women are in majority – among the register unemployed 126,5 thousands 58,7% are women. This is very characteristic phenomenon for the whole Poland. It is infl uenced mostly by: traditional family relations, family duties, legislative factors that provide a registered unemployed free social security.

 The Administrative Lower-Silesian Voivodship is divided into 26 land powiats (the second level of Polish local governments administrative division) and 3 municipal powiats (Jelenia Góra, Legnica, Wrocław) and 169 districts (36 town districts, 55 town – village districts and 78 village districts). Lower-Silesian Voivodship is 91 towns inhabited by 72% of region population (the second place in the country) and 2.930 villages.

Wrocław – historical capital of the region, regional centre of cultural and academic life - a 650 thousand- inhabitants town and one of the most important industrial centres in Poland. The town of green, hundred churches and over 120 bridges and for architecture lovers – the town of Gothic and Baroque. It is known in the world as a the cradle of artistic work of Jerzy Grotowski and Henryk Tomaszewski and also a place of many important cultural events of highest artistic rank. Wrocław has nine theatres, Philharmonic and Opera, 14 museums, several cinemas and art galleries. Here the famous Zakład Narodowy Im. Ossolińskich which had been moved from Lwów, found its home; here numerous annual festivals are held and one of the most famous is The International Oratorio-Cantata Festival Wratislavia Cantans has over forty-years tradition.

Wałbrzych (125 thousands of inhabitants) – formerly coalmining town, today important industrial, cultural and academic centre. Developed building, glassmaking, chemical, textile, clothing and foodstuff industries. An attractive place of motor industry (Toyota).

Legnica (105 thousands of inhabitants) – town situated in fork of Kaczawa and Czarna Woda Rivers on the border of Pogórze Sudeckie and Nizina Śląska. Legnica is set on area with good road system and closeness to the border. The town has a great industrial potential. It is an important copper industry centre. There is also a sub zone of Legnica Special Economic Zone (LSSE).

Jelenia Góra (86,2 thousands of inhabitants) – an important industrial centre in Lower-Silesian Voivodship of trade-industrial and tourist-spa characters. There are over 12 thousands companies including over 200 with foreign capital. The dominant fi elds of business: pharmaceuticals, industrial glass, plastic, textiles.

Lubin (77,5 thousands of inhabitants) - one of the most thriving and developing urban agglomerations in Lower-Silesia, the capital of Polish copper of Legnica – Głogów Copper District, adobe of the biggest Polish company Mining- Smelting Copper Industrial Group. This is the region of biggest average income per person in Poland.

Świdnica (60 thousands of inhabitants) – an interesting investment area, a sub zone of Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone „Invest-Park” Ltd. thanks to which the town gained many new investments (among others: Elektrolux, Colgate-Palmolive, Klingenburg GmbH, Nifco). The town was founded in 990 A.D. and used to be capital of Świdnica-Jawor Principality. Today it vaunts historical monuments enlisted by World Cultural Heritage UNESCO.

Kłodzko (28,5 thousands of inhabitants) – the place of authorities of the biggest powiat in Poland – important industrial centre of the region. Well-developed technical infrastructure and communication. Kłodzko Fortress, its pride , is one of the three fortifi cation objects of this kind in Europe. The town of over-one-thousand –years history, the town of great opportunities.

Oleśnica (36,9 thousands of inhabitants) - one of the oldest towns in Poland with picturesque location, 30 kilometers North-East from Wrocław, on the junction of all main communication routes of national and international importance. Important economic and cultural centre in this part of the region.