EN
Following the socio-economic transformation, the area of Świętokrzyskie region has become a problematic area due to the collapse of heavy industry, especially the arms industry. First of all, the plants with mass employment in the northern part of the region collapsed, and it was the population commuting to work from villages that was dismissed. As a result of mass dismissals in the industry and the collapse of numerous smaller plants 250 000 residents of the region have lost their job.