The Ukrainian labor market showed recovery and growth in key indicators in 2025, as companies posted 818,400 unique vacancies during the year, while in December 2024, the number of active vacancies was 88,900, according to the final study of the labor market in 2025 by Work.ua.
According to the published data, in regional terms, a third of all vacancies in 2025 were in Kyiv and the Kyiv region. Another 9% of job offers were posted in the Lviv region, and 8% in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The greatest demand among employers remained for workers in blue-collar professions and in manufacturing and services, each of which accounted for 10% of vacancies. The share of retail trade, sales and procurement, as well as logistics, warehousing and foreign economic activity, was 7% each.
Among employers, the largest number of vacancies in 2025 was posted by the Aurora multi-market, with 6,900 job offers. EVA offered 6,400 vacancies, Fora offered 5,500, Nova Poshta offered 4,100, Novus offered nearly 3,700, Silpo offered 3,500, ATB Market and Foxtrot offered about 3,300, Ukrposhta offered 3,100, and MHP offered 2,800.
Work.ua emphasizes that job seekers’ activity remained at a record high. In 2025, users of the portal sent more than 16.5 million responses to job vacancies, which averaged 31 responses per minute. A third of all responses were for remote work, while the share of remote vacancies on the market was only 7%. The most responses were received for vacancies in sales and procurement with a share of 12%, IT – 8%, middle management administrative positions – 8%, marketing – 7%, and service, secretarial, and retail positions – 6% each.
The most competitive position of the year was direct manager: the number of responses in one day reached 676, with a proposed salary of 20-28 thousand UAH.
In 2025, the average salary among vacancies on Work.ua increased by 22% to 27.5 thousand UAH. The largest increase was recorded in the Donetsk region, at 55%, which is associated with a change in the structure of vacancies. There was also a significant increase in salaries in the Ternopil region, at 25%, to UAH 25,000, in the Kyiv region, at 23%, to UAH 32,000, Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, and Cherkasy regions – by 20%, to UAH 24,000, Kharkiv region – by 19%, to UAH 25,000, Lviv region – by 17%, to UAH 28,000, and Sumy region – by 17%, to UAH 21,000. The only region where the average salary decreased was Kherson, by 2% to UAH 24,000, with only 1,000 vacancies posted in the region during the year.
In terms of professions, the highest salary growth was recorded in the categories of real estate, culture, and show business, by approximately one-third. Salaries increased by 25% in blue-collar professions and manufacturing, telecommunications and communications, by 23% in the hotel and restaurant business, by 22% in logistics, by 21% in the media and IT, and by 21% in construction. The smallest increases were observed in law (9%), medicine and pharmaceuticals (8%), education and science (5%), while salaries in the security and safety category remained unchanged.
At the same time, it is noted that for some IT managers, media buyers, luxury real estate sales managers, and security service managers, some employers offered salaries of over UAH 0.5 million.
Maksym Chabanuk, whose full name coincides with the owner of OvoPrime LLC and HS Ecosystem LLC (Kyiv), has announced his intention to purchase 14,890 shares of Bilotserkivske Poultry Farming PJSC (Kyiv region), which represents 76.478445% of the authorized capital.
According to a statement in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC), at the time of filing this statement, he and his related parties did not own any shares in the company.
Chabanyuk specified that the nominal value of each share is UAH 10.00, so he intends to spend UAH 148,850 on the purchase of a block of shares, for which he will acquire a significant controlling stake in the company.
PJSC “Bila Tserkva Poultry Farm” was established in 2000 in the village of Mala Vilshanka, Bila Tserkva district, Kyiv region. It specializes in egg production (laying hens) and the breeding and sale of young poultry.
The approximate number of birds at any one time is 100-150 thousand. According to technical data, there are about 6-10 separate buildings (poultry houses) on the territory of the production base in the village of Mala Vilshanka. Some of them are used to keep the parent flock, while others are used for industrial laying hens and/or rearing young birds.
The authorized capital is UAH 194,630. The beneficiary of the enterprise is Valentina Matusevich, and the head of the enterprise is Yuriy Matusevich.
Mukachevo Knitting Factory Mriya PJSC (Mukachevo, Transcarpathian region) will hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in the form of a poll (remotely) on February 12, 2026, as follows from the company’s message in the information disclosure system SMIDA.
The agenda includes issues on making significant transactions on alienation of immovable and movable property of the company, termination of powers of the current Supervisory Board and election of a new one (cumulative voting), as well as approval of terms of contracts with members of the Supervisory Board and determination of the authorized person to sign them.
Mukachevo Knitwear Factory Mriya PJSC (USREOU 00307253) is registered in Mukachevo (13 Tomas Masaryk Street); its main activity is production of underwear (KVED 14.14).
Uzbekistan has launched its first national census since independence.
Preliminary results are scheduled for July 1, 2026, and the final results will be made public on July 1, 2027.
The process will take place in several stages. From January 15 to January 31, citizens can fill out an electronic questionnaire through a special portal census.stat.uz.
From February 4 to February 28, census workers will start the traditional door-to-door rounds to register those who did not have time to use the online service.
Data collection will cover all regions and settlements of the country.
JSC OTP BANK made a charitable contribution of UAH 1 million to the KSE Foundation, which will provide scholarships to talented students of KSE University in the next academic year. The support will be aimed at future economists, analysts and managers.
According to the KSE Foundation, the scholarship recipients include children of military and veterans, families of fallen defenders, internally displaced persons, as well as students with high academic potential and motivation to develop the country.
“OTP BANK extremely appreciates the partnership with KSE Foundation. And participation in their projects is not about money, it is about the future of Ukraine, which is being shaped right now, including thanks to talented and motivated students who seek knowledge, absorb best practices, and gain invaluable experience. Supporting young people is one of the most important tasks of the country today, and the fates and stories of these students are stories of struggle for the future, stories of resilience, endurance and perseverance. We are proud to be there for them,” said Lesya Syrota, team leader of OTP Bank Helps Ukraine program, Director of Retail Sales and Network Management Department of OTP Bank.
The partnership between KSE Foundation and OTP Bank has been going on for several years. Thus, in December 2024, the Bank supported memorial scholarships worth UAH 500 thousand to honor the memory of Ruslan Chopiuk, Iryna Tsybukh and Yar Batoh, members of the KSE community who gave their lives for Ukraine.
In 2025, Ukraine increased imports of aluminum and aluminum products by 15.3% to $514.098 million. Aluminum exports grew by 22.9% to $152.919 million.
In December, imports amounted to $43.298 million, while exports amounted to $11.805 million.
This is a continuation of the growing trend: in 2024, imports had already increased by 21.7% compared to 2023.
Aluminum is widely used as a structural material. The main advantages of aluminum are its lightness, malleability, corrosion resistance, high thermal conductivity, and the non-toxicity of its compounds. In particular, these properties have made aluminum extremely popular in the manufacture of cookware, aluminum foil in the food industry, and for packaging. The first three properties have made aluminum the main raw material in the aviation and aerospace industries (recently, it has been replaced by composite materials, primarily carbon fiber). After construction and packaging production—aluminum cans and foil—the largest consumer of metal is the energy sector.
For a more detailed overview of global aluminum production from 1970 to 2024, see the video on the Experts Club YouTube channel.
