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4.4 Labour and income
4.4.1 Labour market, unemployment dynamics
Source: ICU
Unemployment rate (%)
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 EFF
6.4 6.4 8.8 8.1 7.9 7.5 7.2 9.3 9.1 9.3 9.4 9.3 8.8
4.4.2 Nominal wages dynamics
Real wages in Ukraine grew 9.5% y/y in January , slightly slowing from a 9.7% y/y December advance, the State Statistics Service reported on February 28.
The average monthly nominal wage amounted to UAH9,223 a month ($331), dropping from UAH10,537 in December, or 13.6% m/m in real terms.
The leading regions for average monthly wages remained the city of Kyiv (UAH13,721), the Ukrainian-controlled Donetsk region (UAH10,045) and the Kyiv region (UAH9,772).
The largest nominal average wage growth was in information and communication services (25% y/y), the industrial sector (25% y/y) and construction (24% y/y). Within the industrial sector, the highest nominal wages were in pharmaceuticals (UAH17,663), mining (UAH13,883), and coke and oil production (UAH12,602).
“The drop in average monthly nominal wages after a December surge was
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