In January 2026, the overall assessment of progress in social policy and employment increased to 0.95 after falling to 0.71 in December.

This time, the index includes planned changes to legislation, which received 1.6 points. For example, the government submitted a draft of the new Labor Code to the Parliament, which had been long expected, although the score was only 1.45. The draft Law on Amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On the Fundamentals of Social Protection of Persons with Disabilities in Ukraine" to improve the mechanism for providing reasonable accommodation received a score of 1.75.

The score for agenda setting slightly increased to 1.26 compared to 1.11 in November. At the same time, the new version of the Regulation on Working Hours and Rest Periods of Wheeled Vehicle Drivers, which complies with EU rules, received a score of 2.35. The start of the modernization of the State Employment Service in line with EU standards was also rated at 2.1 points. Events such as the adoption of a pilot project on employment and formalization of labor relations in electronic form using the Unified Information and Analytical System Obriy and the Skills Alliance initiative's intention to shape the labor market development agenda in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy received about 1 point.

At the same time, the index did not include actual changes in legislation.

The index for the state of implementation in January rose to 0.89 compared to 0.74 in December, but was lower than 0.97 in November. Thus, the assessment of satisfaction with the direction of change increased again to 1.7 from 1.18 in December. The assessment of the state of adaptation to European legislation increased to 1.3 compared to 0.75 in December. The assessment of speed increased significantly and amounted to 1.23 after zero in December.