It is becoming more and more difficult for businesses to find employees, and this is clearly evident from the OLX Jobs data for September 2026 compared to last September.
For example, in the Harson region, the number of vacant jobs in logistics increased by 28% and feedback on them decreased by more than half. At the same time, the median salary offer increased by 17% to UAH 30,000.
In Sumy region, salary offers in logistics increased by 22% - up to 27.5 thousand UAH, in Zaporizhia - by 20%, up to 30 thousand UAH.
In Kharkiv region in manufacturing and labor specializations, the growth was 22% - up to 27.5 thousand UAH, in Mykolaiv region in manufacturing - 14%, up to 22.8 thousand UAH.
The growth of wage offers is definitely a positive trend. It is important that companies have the possibility to continue to raise wages and save jobs. Especially in a place where the business works daily under the threat of shelling, faces damage to property and lack of personnel.
Therefore, supporting front-line businesses should be one of the state's priorities. There is a need for reasonable loans for reconstruction and current needs, effective coverage of war risks and quick handling of aid requests.