According to statistical observations, the region is experiencing stable wage growth. Compared to January–August of last year, it increased by 40% and amounted to 542 hryvnias... \n \n In particular, earnings in August reached 620 hryvnias, which is twice the officially established minimum wage as of July 1 and more than a third above the subsistence minimum for able-bodied persons. \n Compared to the corresponding period of last year, earnings in industry, where every fifth employed person works, increased by a third and reached 698 hryvnias, while in construction and in urban and highway transport - by 22 and 31% respectively (576 and 397 hryvnias). \n It should be noted that among the highest were the growth rates of wages for workers in healthcare, social assistance and education (by 42-48%), however, it has not yet reached the regional average level and was within the range of 427–505 hryvnias. \n The highest earners were residents of Kovel, where a quarter of hired workers are railway workers, as well as workers of the regional center, where most industrial enterprises and management bodies are concentrated, and the city of Novovolynsk, where more than a quarter of workers are miners - 638-698 hryvnias. \n The region shows a trend toward an increase in the number of enterprises with a high level of accrued wages. Thus, among those submitting reports, the number of enterprises with accrual levels above 1000 hryvnias increased from 48 last year to 144 enterprises. \n At the same time, due to low pay in agriculture, where every eighth worker in the region is employed, the average wage level remains still low.