Labour Market and Unemployment Researches — Key Findings and Speech by Maria Shevchuk

Helvetas, together with the State Employment Service and the Federation of Employers of Ukraine, presented the results of two large-scale studies: “Assessment of the Labour Market of Ukraine 2024–2025” and “Research on Registered Unemployment in Ukraine.”

 

Nearly 55,000 employers, providing jobs to over 4.2 million people, participated in the labour market study. Data for the other study was provided by approximately 70,000 registered unemployed individuals.

 

The purpose of the studies is to understand whom employers are currently seeking and planning to hire, how demand for workers is changing, what barriers job seekers face, and what can help them successfully find employment.

 

The labour market is severely affected by the consequences of the war. Demand for workers is increasing, while the number of those willing to be officially employed is decreasing. 31.7% of employers reported difficulties in finding personnel last year.

 

 

Maria Shevchuk, Executive Director of the IT Ukraine Association, joined the panel discussion “Ukrainian Labour Market 2025: Challenges, Business Demands, and Reform Strategy.” The speaker highlighted issues faced by the Ukrainian IT labour market: shortage of qualified personnel, staff reductions and changes in employee reservation conditions, increased taxes, formal and informal IT education in Ukraine, as well as industry trends.

 

The IT Ukraine Association systematically supports the development of the IT sector in Ukraine and calls on businesses, the state, and educational institutions to unite efforts to create a strong and resilient IT ecosystem.

 

Programs and initiatives implemented by the IT Ukraine Association for training and retraining personnel in the IT sector include:

 

• The Ukrainian EdTech Industry Navigator — an analytical study presented by the Association in December 2024, highlighting the educational technology sector in Ukraine, including the landscape and mapping of leading companies;
• The ITU EdTech Committee, which aims to unite vertical leaders to develop educational technologies in Ukraine and strengthen the position of Ukrainian EdTech internationally;
• The educational project ‘IT for Uni: Bootcamp 2.0’, aimed at improving the quality of learning management and educational services, as well as raising the qualification level of education workers and strengthening Ukraine’s human resources potential;
• The IT Ukraine Association’s participation in the IT Connect UA programme, which helps Ukrainians both in Ukraine and abroad to start careers in the national IT sector, gaining knowledge, support, and professional growth in partnership with industry leaders.

 

The event took place within the framework of the project “Resilience: Building a Sustainable and Inclusive Labour Market in Ukraine,” implemented under the agreement between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida – Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete) and Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, supported by Sweden.