Unemployment in the eurozone fell to 6.2% in March from 6.3% a month earlier, according to a report by the European Union’s statistical office.
Analysts surveyed by Trading Economics had expected the figure to be 6.2% last month.
The February unemployment rate (6.3%) has been revised. According to preliminary data, it stood at 6.2%.
For comparison: in March 2025, unemployment stood at 6.3%.
The number of unemployed in the eurozone last month decreased by 63,000 compared to February, totaling 10.984 million people.
The youth unemployment rate (population under 25) in March remained at the February level—14.9%.
The lowest unemployment rate among the largest eurozone countries was recorded in Germany (4%), the highest in Spain (10.3%). In France, unemployment stood at 7.7%, and in Italy, at 5.2%.
Unemployment in the European Union in March remained at the February level—6%. The number of unemployed decreased by 25,000 over the month, to 13.226 million people.
The state-owned specialized enterprise “Forests of Ukraine” increased its pre-tax profit 3.7-fold in January-March 2026 compared to the same period in 2023—to 3 billion UAH, the company reported on Facebook.
According to the published data, the company’s net revenue for this period grew by 87% to UAH 8.6 billion. Timber harvesting volumes increased by 50% to nearly 3 million cubic meters. The pre-tax profit margin rose from 17.5% to 34.9%.
“Our results are not a coincidence or a matter of favorable market conditions. This is the result of systematic, comprehensive work,” the statement emphasizes.
The company attributes the growth in performance to the implementation of an open system for the sale of forest products, transparent procurement through Prozorro, and the discontinuation of non-core activities, particularly wood processing. Additionally, the company optimized its workforce: the number of employees decreased over three years from 30,000 to 21,000.
According to the state-owned enterprise, the average salary of forestry workers in the first quarter of 2026 rose to 38,000 UAH, compared to 15,000 UAH in the first quarter of 2023. At the same time, administrative expenses as a percentage of the payroll fund decreased from over one-third to 17%.
The amount of taxes paid to budgets at all levels during the reporting period increased by 166% and amounted to 4 billion UAH.
On April 24, Sens Bank JSC canceled a tender for voluntary medical insurance for 3,800 employees, according to the Prozorro e-procurement system. It is noted that the reason for this decision was the inability to rectify identified violations of public procurement legislation.
As reported, the expected cost of the service was 44.893 million UAH, and the lowest bid from tender participant SK “Persha” was 33.809 million UAH.
Other insurance companies participating in the tender included “Transmagistral” with a bid of 33.810 million UAH, “Arsenal Insurance” – 34.006 million UAH, ‘VUSO’ – 36.020 million UAH, “Universalna” – 41.336 million UAH, “Kraina” – 41.649 million UAH, and SG ‘TAS’ – 44.311 million UAH.
As reported, the winner of a similar tender in 2024 was IC “Arsenal Insurance”.
Ukraine’s retail trade turnover in January–March 2026 increased by 11.2% compared to the same period in 2025, according to the State Statistics Service (SSS).
According to its data, in nominal terms, retail trade turnover for the first three months of this year amounted to UAH 694.1 billion.
Retail trade turnover in March 2026 increased by 12.8% compared to March 2025.
The State Statistics Service notes that the turnover of retail trade enterprises (legal entities) in January–March 2026 increased by 11.4% compared to the same period of the previous year and amounted to 482.1 billion UAH.
As reported, in 2025, retail trade turnover in Ukraine grew by 8.1%.
The State Statistics Service notes that the data does not include territories temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation and parts of territories where hostilities are (were) taking place.
Number of refugees from Ukraine in selected countries as of 31.12.2025
PJSC “Interpipe Dnipropetrovsk Vtormet” (Dnipro), a subsidiary of the pipe and wheel company (PWC) “Interpipe,” ended January-March of this year with a loss of UAH 4.731 million, whereas it reported a net profit of UAH 40.698 million for the same period last year.
According to the company’s data in the NSSMC’s disclosure system, the pre-tax loss for this period amounted to UAH 4.786 million, compared to a pre-tax profit of UAH 50.446 million in Q1 2025.
At the same time, revenue from ordinary activities amounted to UAH 776.710 million, compared to UAH 1.807 billion in January–March 2025.
Retained earnings as of the end of March 2026 reached UAH 327.043 million.
As reported, Interpipe Dnipropetrovsk Vtormet ended 2025 with a loss of UAH 2.821 million, while in 2024 it reported a net profit of UAH 65.931 million.
“Interpipe” is a Ukrainian industrial company and a manufacturer of steel pipes and railway products. The company’s products are supplied to more than 50 countries worldwide through a network of sales offices located in key markets in the Middle East, North America, and Europe.
The company’s structure includes six industrial assets: “Interpipe Nizhnedneprovsky Pipe Rolling Plant (NTZ),” “Interpipe Novomoskovsky Pipe Plant (NMTZ),” “Interpipe Nico-Tube,” “Dnipropetrovsk Vtormet,” the ‘Dniprostal’ electric steelmaking complex under the “Interpipe Steel” brand, and the Interpipe Roman pipe plant in Romania.
The company has a total workforce of approximately 9,500 employees.
The ultimate owner of Interpipe Limited is Ukrainian businessman and philanthropist Viktor Pinchuk and members of his family.
“Interpipe Dnipropetrovsk Vtormet” specializes in the procurement and processing of ferrous metal scrap in the Dnipropetrovsk region, followed by the sale of this product, specifically in the preparation of metal feedstock for steelmaking enterprises. The company’s production facilities have the capacity to process 1.35 million tons of scrap per year. The company has an extensive regional network of procurement and production facilities (Dnipro, Nikopol, Pavlohrad, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Odesa, Poltava, Vinnytsia, Kharkiv, and Cherkasy).
According to the State Registration Service data for the fourth quarter of 2025, Interpipe Limited (Cyprus) owns 98.6699% of the shares of PJSC “Interpipe Dnipropetrovsk Vtormet.”
The company’s authorized capital is UAH 64.876 million.
