Unit of measurement

2017

January-March

January-June

January-September

January-December

Economically active population

thousands, average per period

aged 15-70

17672,7

17830,6

17900,4

17854,4

of working age

17012,5

17151,5

17219,9

17193,2

Economic activity rate of population

percent of the total population in the respective age group

aged 15-70

61,4

61,9

62,2

62,0

of working age

70,8

71,3

71,6

71,5

Employed

thousands, average per period

aged 15-70

15885,8

16120,9

16223,5

16156,4

of working age

15226,1

15442,1

15543,2

15495,9

Employment rate of population

percent of the total population in the respective age group

aged 15-70

55,2

56,0

56,3

56,1

of working age

63,3

64,2

64,7

64,5

Unemployed (ILO methodology)

thousands, average per period

aged 15-70

1786,9

1709,7

1676,9

1698,0

of working age

1786,4

1709,4

1676,7

1697,3

Number of registered unemployed

at the end of period, thousands

406,8

330,2

303,0

354,4

thousands, average per period

422,4

393,7

367,9

352,5

Unemployment rate of population

(ILO methodology)

percent of the economically active population in the respective age group

aged 15-70

10,1

9,6

9,4

9,5

of working age

10,5

10,0

9,7

9,9

Registered unemployment rate (average per period)

percent of the economically active population of working age

2,5

2,3

2,1

2,1

Number of persons who had unemployed status

totally over the period, thousands

603,6

768,7

913,9

1138,4

of which

placed in a job

thousands

100,4

232,4

311,4

398,6

in percent

16,6

30,2

34,1

35,0

Demand for labor force

at the end of reference period, thousands

73,5

66,5

73,4

50,4

Supply of registered unemployed per 1 vacant work place(vacancies)

at the end of reference period, persons

6

5

4

7

Average unemployment benefit

last month of the reference period, UAH

2028

1921

2033

2331

percent of the relevant period of the previous year

129,5

124,2

113,4

116,7

Payroll employees²

thousands

7707,3

7696,7

7684,0

7679,4

Labor force rotation rate for recruitment²

percentage of average payroll employees

7,8

15,2

23,3

30,5

Labor force rotation rate for dismissal²

percentage of average payroll employees

7,6

15,5

23,8

31,8

Average monthly vages²

UAH

6324

6638

6847

7104

Indices for real vages

percent of the relevant period of the previous year

119,3

119,7

118,8

119,1