摘要：Since the Poland’s accession to the European Union, Ukrainian nationals have shown growing interest in the Polish labor market. They are employed as seasonal workers, including in the agriculture sector, or as blue-collar workers offered jobs where no qualifications are required. They substitute the Polish workers who migrated to the UK, Western Europe countries or Scandinavia. The increased interest in Poland may be explained by their commitment to improve their own economic situation, and by the condition of the Polish labor market which is getting better and better. The main purpose of this paper is to characterize the labor market of Wielkopolska while addressing the economic migration of Ukrainian nationals. The topic discussed herein is only an outline and a starting point for further in-depth studies on migration processes towards Poland. During the research, Ukrainian nationals were found to be the largest group of employees migrating to the Wielkopolskie voivodship. The intensified migration of foreign workers to the labor market of Wielkopolska is related to low unemployment rates and increased availability of new jobs. As noted in this paper, skilled Ukrainian workers dominated in the labor inflow until 2015 whereas from 2016, the Ukrainian economic migrants are mostly blue-collar workers offered jobs where no extensive skills are required.
