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The main goal of the paper is to present the factors of the competiveness in Poland during 2003–2008 on the NUTS 4 level. Main components of the competitiveness analyzed in the paper are: sectoral structure of employment, long-term unemployment, gross value of fixed assets and investment outlays in enterprises and entities of the national economy recorded in the REGON (particularly companies with foreign capital participation). The statistical analyses provided in this paper confirm that there is statistically significant regional diversity of the competitiveness in Polish regions. Moreover, each analyzed component different impacts on whole competitiveness level.