In Ukraine (excluding temporarily occupied territories of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, g.. Sevastopol and part of the anti-terrorist operation zone) in October 2017. The unemployment rate decreased compared to the previous month and amounted to 1.1%. This is reported by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.

In October 2017 g. in the State Employment Service 281.9 thousand. unemployed (against 303 thousand. a month earlier). Thus, the number of unemployed decreased by 21.1 thousand. human.

At the same time, 217 thousand. people from the number of registered unemployed received unemployment benefits.

The average size of the allowance per unemployed in October 2017. was 2 thousand. 137 UAH, which is 104 UAH more than in September.

Among the urban population registered 174.7 thousand. unemployed, among the rural population - 107.2 thousand. At the same time, among women, there were 168,300. unemployed, among men - 113.6 thousand.