Odessa region ranks fourth in Ukraine in terms of unemployment, although in recent years it was on the first. This became known during a hardware meeting in the regional state administration.

According to the calculations of the Odessa Regional Employment Center, five people are applying for one vacancy in the region at the moment, while the average in Ukraine is 11 people per position.

In 2016, 24 thousand were employed. Citizens, some of them went through a special training center for vocational education, where you can study in three dozen professions in the field of construction, food, services, tourism, light industry, etc.. The regional employment center also cooperates directly with employers.

Already this year they provided more than 17 thousand. Vacancies.

Stepanov noted that the employment center should quickly and efficiently link applicants with employers.

"You have to combine communication with the employer, so that a person who, for example, becomes registered in Kodym or Split, clearly say: we have work in such specialties, and if you are not ready, you can pass the relevant courses. And this information should take place in online mode, "he said..