According to a survey conducted by the Economic Policy Institute, in January 2024, almost half (47%) of industry executives complained about a lack of qualified personnel. Gaidar. writes about this RBC.
This is a new record in the entire survey history since 1996. While 42 percent of industrialists stated that they experienced personnel shortages in July last year, this figure was later announced as 45 percent. Sergei Tsukhlo, head of the market research laboratory of the Gaidar Institute, stated that after the publication of the survey data, the surveys continued to come, so the figures in the dynamic series were updated. Staffing levels improved in the autumn; 39% of businesses reported worker shortages in October.
Increasing wages becomes one of the ways to attract and retain workers in conditions of personnel shortage. A study conducted at the end of 2023 showed that 47% of businesses observed an increase in the salaries of existing and new employees. However, Central Bank analysts point out that this situation leads to increased costs for companies. In December 2023, experts announced that the peak of the wage race in Russia had been passed, noting that businesses had no resources left to continue it.
Previous employers become Due to personnel shortage, they mostly involve young people in the business.
To Muscovites before listed industries with salaries above 100 thousand rubles.