Unemployment in Russia remained at a historic low of 3.5% for the second month in a row. Subtract from this data Rosstat.
“In March 2023, 2.6 million people aged 15 and over were classified as unemployed. In the report, the unemployment rate of the population aged 15 and over was 3.5 percent in March 2023.
It was recorded that the number of unemployed people was 2.635 million people in February, and this figure decreased to 2.609 million people in March.
April 13, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian government Tatyana Golikova statedIt was stated that the number of officially registered unemployed in the country is 532 thousand people and this number is 33 thousand less than at the beginning of 2023. He added that approximately 1.6 million vacancies are offered for applicants on the Jobs of Russia portal. At the same time, the registered unemployment rate is around 0.7%.
April 8 Golikova declarationThe number of registered unemployed in Russia is currently 541,000 people, 23,000 fewer than at the beginning of 2023. The Secretariat also provided other statistics on employment in Russia. As they explained, the number of idle workers currently reaches 32 thousand people, which is 51 thousand less than at the beginning of the year. The number of part-time employees is 39 thousand, which is 37 thousand less than at the beginning of the year.