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Number of officially unemployed decreased by nearly half over year - NBU

The number of Ukrainians receiving unemployment benefits has decreased more than 5 times.

Number of officially unemployed decreased by nearly half over year - NBU
Kyiv Employment Centre
Photo: Borys Korpusenko

As of October 2023, the number of officially unemployed was 97,300, whereas a year ago, there were 239,100, according to the NBU report.

The number of registered unemployed Ukrainians receiving unemployment benefits fell from 194,700 to 38,600 over the year.

Employers' need for workers to fill vacant jobs (vacant positions) in October was 55,400 (up 2,100 over the month). The demand per vacant position is 2.0.

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