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As a result of the war in Ukraine, 40% of Ukrainians have lost their jobs. Currently, only 23% of the country’s residents continue to work and receive wages in full. This is stated in the press release of the HR portal grc.ua, state media Ukrinform reports.

According to the research, only one-fifth of Ukrainians (22.7%) are currently working and receiving full salaries. Roughly the same number (22.5%) of Ukrainians continue to work for reduced wages.

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At the same time, more than 40% of Ukrainians were left without a job: 19% of the respondents lost their jobs due to the termination of the company’s activities, another 10.9% reported that their positions were reduced, and 11.3% lost their jobs due to relocation to another region. Among those who continue to work, half (52%) are actively looking for a new job due to dissatisfaction with the salary, company stability or working conditions.

The source does not specify whether their share of the unemployed population includes old-aged pensioners, unofficially employed workers and those who are unable to work. In May, the International Labour Organization reported that during the first two and half months of the full-scale invasion, 5 million Ukrainians had lost their jobs.

We will remind you that according to the statistics of the Kyiv Employment Center, in the Ukrainian capital, ten unemployed people now apply for one vacancy.

Translated by Vitalii Holich

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