According to the regional statistics department, wage arrears at 300 enterprises as of May 1 amounted to 15.3 million hryvnias, which is 1.2 million hryvnias (7.1%) less than at the beginning of the year. This was discussed at a staff meeting in the regional state administration. In April, arrears in the region increased by 132.9 thousand hryvnias, or by 0.8%, which occurred mainly due to their growth at the State Enterprise УVolynvuhillyaF(by 266.1 thousand hryvnias), and OJSC УOsnastkaF(40.5 thousand hryvnias). A stable reduction in the level of arrears compared to the beginning of the year was ensured in Starovyzhivskyi (by 50.4%), Horokhivskyi (by 40.9%), and Kamin-Kashyrskyi (by 26.4%) districts. The lowest rates of arrears repayment remain in Rozhyshchenskyi district. Compared to the beginning of the year, the reduction in arrears is only 0.7%, and the schedule is unfulfilled by 49%. Accordingly, the planned schedule for arrears repayment is being disrupted in the region as a whole. The highest level of arrears continues to remain in the region's industrial complex — 8.6 million hryvnias (56%) of the total. In the region's agro-industrial complex, there is a stable reduction in arrears. As of 1.05.04, it amounts to 3 million hryvnias, which is 11.7% less than at the beginning of the year. The situation with arrears at construction industry enterprises is not improving (growth compared to the beginning of the year is 11.9%). In the current year, the amount of unpaid wages in the fishing industry is growing. Enterprises of communal ownership in the region continue to increase arrears, which grew by 3.2 percent compared to the previous reporting period.