By KYIV. Dec 8 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The number of vacancies in November decreased slightly, to 101,500, which is 3% less than October figures, these are the main results of a regular labor market study from Work.ua.
“Such dynamics are quite natural for seasonal fluctuations in the labor market: after the peak of activity in September and October, the number of vacancies is gradually decreasing. The next recovery should be expected after the winter holiday season,” the service said.
For the fourth month the number of vacancies exceeds 100,000. Work.ua said that there is work in Ukraine, but the geography of the labor market recovery remains uneven. When compared with pre-war indicators, the largest increase in jobs occurred in the western regions: Zakarpattia (180%), Ivano-Frankivsk (167%), Khmelnytsky (147%), Chernivtsi (142%) and Lviv (138%).
However, in November, an increase in vacancies compared to the previous month was recorded in the front-line regions: Chernihiv (3%), Mykolaiv (2% more) and Zaporizhia (1% more).
In the absolute number of job offers, the leaders are Kyiv (33,900 vacancies), Dnipropetrovsk (9.6 thousand), Lviv (almost 9,500), Odesa (almost 6,800) and Kharkov regions (3,700). These five regions have 63% of jobs.
“In November, the decrease in the number of vacancies on the market affected all leading sectors. The only exception is the medicine, pharmaceuticals sector, where 6,583 vacancies were open, the same as in October. As we can see, the shortage of personnel in this area is still not abating,” according to the study.
The largest number of jobs for the second month is offered to Ukrainians in the sector of blue-collar professions, production (6% less compared to October, 18,879 vacancies). The previous leader, service industry, has 17,989 job offers (8% less). In addition, among the leaders are the sale and purchase (2% less, 13,711), retail trade (3%, 12,438), logistics, warehouse, foreign trade activities (5% less, 10,765), and also hotel and restaurant business, tourism (1% less, 9,615).
At the same time, a noticeable increase in job offers occurred in the security, safety category (15% more, 2,494 vacancies), which is associated with the definition of a cooperation strategy between the Ministry of Defense and Work.ua within the framework of the Recruiting project, thanks to which military units use the capabilities of Work.ua for hiring civil specialists: drivers, mechanics, gas welders, builders, etc.
The number of vacancies in the categories of telecommunications and communications (2% more, 4,039) and law (1% more, 1,257) also increased.
The top five specialists with the greatest dynamics of demand included a family doctor (27% more compared with October, 128 vacancies), chief engineer (15% more, 122), social teacher (15%, 297), surgeon (12% more, 112) and lead generator (12% more, 124).
Despite the general decline in the number of vacancies, the number of job offers for veterans (4% more compared to October, to 5,804 vacancies), pensioners (2% more, to 3,935) and people with disabilities (1% more, to 8,541) increased.
On the Work.ua website in November, 331,500 applicants created or updated their resumes, among them 58% of women and 42% of men. Most of the candidates are aged 18-24 years (29%) and 25-34 years old (28%), 22% are people aged between 35 and 44, 13% are between 45 and 54 years, and 6% are over 55 years old. Also, 2% of candidates are under 18. Most of the new candidates are in Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Volyn, Chernivtsi and Vinnytsia regions.
In November, compared to October, the number of new candidates grew in the categories security, safety (5% more), agriculture, agribusiness (5% more), transport, auto business (2% more), culture increased, music, show business” (1% more), and construction, architecture (1% more).
As for the average salary, it grew by 3% and reached UAH 18,500. Among the leading regions, salaries increased in Lviv (UAH 500 more, to UAH 18,500), Odesa (UAH 150 more, to 18,000 UAH), Dnipropetrovsk (UAH 245, to UAH 17,745) and Kharkiv regions (UAH 500 more, to UAH 17,500).
In insurance the salaries grew from UAH 20,000 to UAH 22,250 and in medicine, pharmaceuticals from UAH 18,500 to UAH 20,000.
Compared to October, salaries in the security and safety section grew the most – by 19%. This is connected with military recruiting, because such specialists are offered from UAH 25,000 to UAH 125,000.
Among civilian professions, the highest salaries in November are traditionally those of a media buyer – UAH 58,500, an endodontist – UAH 50,000 and an international driver – UAH 45,000.
