Abstract: The article examines the peculiarities of social mobility under martial law, which consist in increasing imbalances in the labour market in terms of labour supply and demand, requirements for the level of qualification of employees and the actual level of education, qualifications of applicants and their existing profession, gender and age paradoxes in the structure of the employed population. The dynamics and causes of social mobility during the military escalation are analysed, among which the mobilisation of men and the departure of a significant part of the working-age female population outside the country, the outflow of highly qualified specialists and young people take a prominent place. The author examines the trends of social mobility in the labour market as a result of the devastating impact of the war, namely, the growing differences in employment opportunities, depending on the place of residence and qualifications.

The author establishes a meaningful relationship between the interpretation of the concept of «social mobility» by domestic and foreign scholars, in particular, the coverage of this concept through the prism of intergenerational mobility, and also examines the role of the state and higher education institutions in enhancing social mobility.

A constructive analysis of this paper has shown the socio-economic risks caused by forced migration due to the hostilities in Ukraine, including a significant decrease in the population’s income and an increase in social benefits. In addition, forced migration has created new challenges for the social mobility of the employed population through the accelerated entry of Ukrainians into transnational interaction. However, despite the difficult conditions of transnational interaction, Ukrainians manage to intensify their entry into the foreign labour market through self-employment. The article argues for a gradual recovery of the labour sector, despite the long phase of war, through increased social mobility.