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The article discusses issues connected with the problem of unemployment. Statute documents, proclamations, articles of the underground press prepared by members of democratic opposition in the years 1979-1989 have been used for this paper. The 'Karta' Archive and 'Biblioteka Narodowa' (National Library) are also important primary sources of material for this article. Among the concepts focusing on...