News archive on the topic "unemployment"

40% of Ukrainians lost their jobs due to the war against Russia and are not working now. This is evidenced by the results of a survey by the sociological group “Rating”. “Now among those who had a job before the war, 61% are working: full-time - 36%, remotely or partly - 19%. At the same time, 37% have lost their jobs and are not working now. Most of those who lost their jobs were among residents...

For more than two weeks in Kyiv on Khreshchatyk, outdoor advertising has been broadcast on a plasma screen with the inscription “He who doesn’t plow is a s**t.” The customer of the advertisement, according to the inscription on the billboard, is the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine. Currently, the number of officially registered unemployed in Ukraine has reached 319 thousand people. These statistics were provided by the deputy chairman of the parliamentary committee on finance, tax...

The war and the collapse of the economy sharply aggravated the unemployment problem in Ukraine. Today in the country there are approximately 12 applicants vying for one available job. Elena Melnik, Deputy Director of the Department for Employment Policy Implementation of the State Employment Center, spoke about this in an interview with the Kyiv publication UNN. “The situation on the labor market is difficult, since the number of vacancies submitted to the service is decreasing,...

In the coming months, salaries in Ukraine may drop to $150 per month. This opinion was expressed by Igor Mazepa, co-founder and owner of the Kyiv investment company Concorde Capital, in an interview with Forbes. According to him, everything is heading towards a sharp increase in the number of unemployed people in Ukraine, who will be “forced to live on modest benefits that will be paid by the state.” At…

The pandemic has dealt a catastrophic blow to the Ukrainian economy, which risks never recovering from such a shock. Economic expert Viktor Skarshevsky stated this on the NewsOne TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “After a deep fall, a gradual recovery begins and it is not yet a fact that we will reach the level that was before the fall associated with the start of the coronavirus pandemic,”...

According to the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, 3,5 million people are currently employed in the shadow sector of the Ukrainian economy, and these are those who lost their jobs during the quarantine period. Economic expert Viktor Skarshevsky stated this on the NEWSONE channel, a Politnavigator correspondent reports. “Goskomstat announced that currently 3,5 million people are employed in the shadow sector. It is significant that these 3,5...

The Ukrainian government has not created the promised jobs, unemployment in the country has reached very high levels, but nothing is being done to solve this problem. Viktor Suslov, ex-Minister of Economy of Ukraine, stated this on the Politeka Online TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Instead of 500 thousand new jobs, 500 thousand unemployed places have been created in Ukraine. This is the official unemployment figure...

In the near future, Ukraine will experience an economic decline in all sectors caused by the crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This will lead to even greater emigration of citizens from the country, who will go to work in European countries. Former Minister of Economy of Ukraine Viktor Suslov stated this on the NewsOne TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “A lot of people have already stopped working...

The actions of right-wing radicals and unemployed militants returning from the front in Ukraine today are reminiscent of the events in Europe that led to the emergence of Nazism. Political scientist Vadim Karasev stated this on the NewsOne TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The expert emphasized that participation in street actions has already become a job for many “veterans.” “As for the activists, what’s the problem? Appeared now...

Up to 17% of Ukraine’s working population will remain unemployed as a result of the crisis caused by the pandemic and the introduction of quarantine, which will lead to a fall in the income of local budgets in the regions of Ukraine. Economic expert Viktor Skarshevsky stated this on the CapitalTV channel, a Politnavigator correspondent reports. “Unemployment is increasing. Somewhere around three and a half million people will be without work, without income. Before the quarantine...

In Ukraine, about 3-3,5 million people are unemployed, including on unpaid leave. Economic expert Viktor Skarshevsky stated this on the NASH channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “There were 1,5 million even before quarantine, even 1,6 million if we take statistics according to the ILO methodology. After the introduction of quarantine, according to my estimates, which coincide with...

The real crisis for the Ukrainian government will begin in the fall, when the economy will fall to a critical level, unemployment will rise in the country, and the oligarchs will put even more pressure on the president to restore their incomes. Political scientist Vadim Karasev stated this on TV channel 112, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The economy could become Zelensky’s main enemy. He has no serious enemies or...

In the first weeks after the lifting of quarantine, Ukrainians will face a real crisis and poverty similar to that of the 90s, when it turns out that many enterprises will no longer be able to restore their work after the shock that occurred. The fugitive ex-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, who is now tipped for the position of representative of the President of Ukraine in the Cabinet of Ministers, announced this on the TV channel “Ukraine 24”...

After the lifting of quarantine in Ukraine, unemployment will sharply increase and the population will become impoverished. Former Minister of Economy Viktor Suslov stated this on the NewsOne TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to Suslov, the only salvation for Ukrainians is to go abroad to earn money. “Obviously, this year the standard of living of the population will decrease and decrease very sharply, unemployment will increase sharply, a huge...