Number of registered unemployed decreased by 9,000 persons

The number of registered unemployed in Ukraine in September 2017 totaled 303,000 persons, or 1.2%, which is 8,900 persons less than in August 2017.

This has been reported by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.

Also, there were 73,400 job openings in the database of the State Employment Service.

Since the beginning of 2017, the competition for one job offering has decreased more than twice. There were nine job seekers for one vacancy in January, and four job seekers in September.

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