The experience of credit crunch and its far-reaching consequences have cast a shadow
on foreign direct investment, which is considered one of the key solutions to the problem
of unemployment. Along with falling international FDI flows, 2008 saw a decrease in importance
of highly-developed countries as recipients of FDI. This paper analyses the stability of vacancies
created by transnational corporations in Poland, aiming to assess whether policies focused
on attracting FDI prove fruitful in times of economic volatility, cutting costs and axing jobs. And
if so, then which regions of Poland succeed in retaining vacancies while others do not manage
to compete against the emerging markets? The findings presented in the article might thus support
or, alternatively, undermine policies of attracting FDI at the cost of losing incomes from tax and
disadvantaging local entrepreneurs in their efforts to acquire highly-qualified labour
