98 percent of them speak Ukrainian, another 88 percent are proficient in Russian, and only 50 percent speak English, according to the Survey of Arriving Migrants from Ukraine (SAM-UKR), which included 4,179 Ukrainian nationals as respondents. Language is the biggest barrier to employment, EU Helpers reports.
According to the report, Ukrainians tended to go to nations where they could communicate more effectively. A lack of childcare choices was cited by 20% of respondents as the biggest barrier to employment for Ukrainian nationals in EU nations, while language training courses were cited by 53% of respondents as the primary barrier.
It is important to note that three out of ten unemployed respondents reported that they were simultaneously dealing with several obstacles, which complicated their ability to obtain job possibilities. Additionally, six out of ten unemployed respondents stated that getting a job was a priority for them that needed to be addressed immediately.
The Employment Rate for Ukrainians is Over 34
Regarding employment, the study found that 78% of respondents were able to find work on the market, 22% were economically inactive, 11% of them were waiting for their qualifications to be recognized, and 5% were students or stay-at-home mothers.
Six out of ten respondents worked at the time of the poll, in total. Additionally, only 27% of respondents who worked in engineering, science, and technology were likely to become unemployed, which was the same as it was for those who worked in education and teaching.
Around 52% of respondents who worked in the beauty industry or in technical and construction jobs were unemployed, compared to 96% of people who were unemployed prior to displacement who are now employed in European nations.
The amount of education, work experience, and language proficiency in employment among Ukrainians vary generally. While others, notably those who have not mastered the language of their host nation or English, were more likely to be unemployed, those with technical degrees or university level education were more likely to be working.