Unemployment growing in Ukraine - National Bank

MOSCOW. April 22 (Interfax) - The number of unemployed Ukrainians grew 7.9% to 118,500 in March, mostly due to the increase in the number of unemployed women for the fourth consecutive month, including by 7,600 to 91.900 last month.

Unemployment has also grown among persons younger than 35. It grew by 2,300 to 27,100, Ukrainian media said, citing information from the National Bank of Ukraine.

The trend has persisted since January 2024.

Same as in the previous month, most unemployed citizens lived in the Kiev-held part of the Zaporozhye region (8,900), the Kharkov region (8,600), the Dnepropetrovsk region (8,400), the Sumy region (7,300) and the Poltava region (6,400).

According to the National Bank, the number of unemployment benefit holders has grown from 46,600 to 51,200, alongside an increase in the number of vacancies from 41,000 in February to 44,500 in March.