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Labor Market during the War: The number of unemployed people was calculated in Ukraine

There are now 26,000 employment vacancies, a lion's share for skilled workers who have a certain work tool. The labor market in 2023 is a difficult crisis against the background of war in Ukraine. Thus, in February, 156 thousand unemployed citizens were officially registered in Ukraine, said Olena Melnyk, Deputy Director of the Employment Policy Department. "Today, 156 thousand citizens are officially registered in the status of the unemployed.

The largest number of persons who applied and are registered is 71%," she said. According to her, the most unemployed is registered in: at the same time, the employment service has 26,000 vacancies, but most of them are for skilled workers who have certain work tools. Employers also look for people to work in the field of trade and services. There are still many vacancies for citizens who are able to service and repair cars. At the end of 2022, the worker portal Work.

ua conducted a survey among HR specialists of 37 small, medium and large businesses, from which it follows that most employers in 2023 plans to review salaries and their growth can be from 8% to 30%, in depending on the situation in Ukraine and the level of competition for specialists. This is stated in the material of the focus "Get to a new level. How and how much Ukrainians will earn in 2023.

" Osoba consulting partner Maxim Expogon believes that if the front does not have a dramatic change in the benefit of Ukraine, the labor market will begin to change in the positive side in March and April. "In the event of a positive scenario, by the end of next year, we will even have a personnel famine for certain vacancies," - said Maxim Excess.

According to the expert, the growth of salaries in 2023 will be primarily in the areas related to the restoration of the country, namely: earlier focus said that as of January 2023, the work was searched for 2 million Ukrainians inside the country and another 2. 7 million people who They went abroad because of the war, but are ready to return.