One-third of Ukrainians make far less income due to the full-scale war, while 9% lost their jobs and are still looking for a new one, and 5% don’t work and aren’t looking, Rakuten Viber released the results of its in-app poll of over 70,000 Ukrainian users.
40% of working Ukrainians have seen a drop of their income during the full-scale war, with 31% having suffered a significant wage decrease, and another 9% who had a slight decrease in wages. Meanwhile, the income of 15% of Ukrainians has remained the same and 5% have begun to earn more money.
More than one-third of respondents are currently unemployed: 9% of Ukrainians have lost their jobs and are actively looking for a new one, while 5% are neither working, nor looking for work. 26% are unemployed because they are still studying or are retired.
Here is the breakdown of answers to the question, “Has your job and income situation changed since Feb. 24”:
- I work and my income has not changed – 15%
- I work and my income has increased – 5%
- I work, my income has decreased, but not significantly – 9%
- I work, but my income has decreased significantly – 31%
- I lost my job and am actively looking for a job – 9%
- Not working and not currently looking for a job – 5%
- I do not work because I am still studying / retired – 26%
Regarding online, offline, or mixed mode of employment, more than half (59%) of respondents said they work exclusively offline. By contrast, 22% of respondents work online. Another 19% of respondents have a hybrid work schedule: they work some days in the office and others from home.
- Online only- 22%
- Hybrid mode: both online and offline – 19%;
- Offline only- 59%.