▁rate ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁of ▁all ▁post - Comm un ist ▁econom ies , ▁while ▁the ▁country ▁has ▁experienced ▁un inter rupted ▁growth ▁for ▁over ▁ 2 8 ▁years ▁- ▁the ▁longest ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁along ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁High ▁un emp loyment ▁remained ▁a ▁problem ▁for ▁some ▁two ▁dec ades ▁after ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁re forms , ▁leaving ▁certain ▁pover ty - str icken ▁regions ▁with ▁struct ural ▁un emp loyment . ▁Red uc ing ▁un pro fit ability ▁of ▁the ▁state - owned ▁companies ▁required ▁significant ▁lay offs . ▁Even ▁though ▁over ▁ 2 ▁million ▁Pol es ▁em igr ated ▁from ▁Poland ▁since ▁its ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁EU , ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 0 s , ▁the ▁un emp loyment ▁level ▁remained ▁at ▁ 1 3 %. ▁Pop ul ist ▁politician ▁And r zej ▁Le pper , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁popul ist ▁Self - Def ense ▁( S amo ob ron a ) ▁party , ▁created ▁the ▁s log an : ▁" Bal cer ow icz ▁must ▁go " ▁( Bal cer ow icz ▁mus i ▁o de j ść ), ▁echo ing ▁the ▁dis gr unt lement ▁felt ▁by ▁some ▁Pol es ▁with ▁Bal cer ow icz ' s ▁plan . ▁However , ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁has ▁not ▁exceed ed ▁ 1 0 % ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁has ▁reached ▁the ▁record ▁low ▁of ▁ 3 . 8 %.