Russia Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Rate in Russia decreased to 5.20 percent in May of 2013 from 5.60 percent in April of 2013. Unemployment Rate in Russia is reported by the Federal State Statistics Service. Historically, from 1993 until 2013, Russia Unemployment Rate averaged 8.18 Percent reaching an all time high of 14.10 Percent in February of 1999 and a record low of 4.90 Percent in January of 1993. In Russia, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page includes a chart with historical data for Russia Unemployment Rate.

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Russia Unemployment Rate

Calendar Country Event Reference Actual Previous Consensus Forecast
20/Mar/2013 12:00 PM
Russia Unemployment Rate Feb 2013 5.8% 6.0% 5.9%
17/Apr/2013 01:00 PM
Russia Unemployment Rate Mar 2013 5.7% 5.8%
24/May/2013 01:00 PM
Russia Unemployment Rate Apr 2013 5.6% 5.7% 5.5% 5.60%
20/Jun/2013 01:00 PM
Russia Unemployment Rate May 2013 5.2% 5.6% 5.3% 5.59%

Russia Unemployment Rate Down To 5.6% In April
Duarte Ricardo | duarte.ricardo@tradingeconomics.com  |  5/24/2013 3:19:45 PM


In April, Russia unemployment rate was recorded at 5.6 percent, down 0.1 percentage points from 5.7 percent reported in March. In the same period, the number of unemployed decreased to 4.18 million from 4.25 million in March of 2013 and from 4.20 million in April of 2012.

The number of economically active population aged 15-72 years (employed + unemployed) in April 2013. amounted to 75.3 million people , or about 53% of the total population of the country.

Among the economically active population, 71.1 million people were classified as engaged in economic activity and 4.2 million people as unemployed using the ILO criteria (ie, had no job or gainful employment, looking for work and were ready to start surveyed in week).

Compared with March, the number of employed people in April 2013 increased by 154 thousand persons or 0.2%, the number of unemployed decreased by 71 thousand or 1.7%. Compared with April 2012 number of people employed increased by 100 thousand or 0.1%, the number of unemployed fell by 24 thousand or 0.6%.

The total number of unemployed was 3.9 times higher than the number of unemployed registered at public employment services. In late April 2013,  in public employment services, 1061 thousand peoplewere registered as unemployed which is 2.1% less than in March and 15.4% - compared with April 2012. 70% of the unemployed were looking for a job on their own, without the assistance of employment services.

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Russia Unemployment Rate Down to 5.7% in March Russia unemployment rate was reported at 5.7 percent of the economically active population according to a report by the Rosstat. The unemployment rate decreased 0.1 percentage points in March of 2013 from 5.8 percent in February and decreased 0.8 percentage points from 6.5 percent a year earlier. 2013-04-17
Russia Unemployment Rate Up to 5.4% in November Russia unemployment rate was reported at 5.4% of the economically active population according to a report by the Rosstat 2012-12-19
Russia Unemployment Rate Down to 5.8 Percent in February Russia unemployment rate was reported at 5.8 percent of the economically active population according to a report by the Rosstat. Russia's unemployment rate decreased 0.2 percentage points in February of 2013 from 6.0 in January of 2013 and decreased 0.7 percentage points from 6.5 percent in February of 2012. 2013-03-20
Russia Unemployment Rate up to 5.3% in October Russia's unemployment rate increased slightly in October from a record-low of 5.2 percent recorded in September of 2012. 2012-12-11
Russia Unemployment Rate Up to 6.0 Percent in January Russia unemployment rate was reported at 6.0 percent of the economically active population according to a report by the Rosstat. 2013-02-19
Russia's July Unemployment Rate Falls Russia's unemployment rate fell in July to a record-low 5.8 percent as economic growth fuels the need for new workers. 2008-08-25
Russia Unemployment Rate Down to 5.3% in December Russia unemployment rate was reported at 5.3% of the economically active population according to a report by the Rosstat. 2013-01-25



Unemployment Rate | Notes

The unemployment rate can be defined as the number of people actively looking for a job divided by the labour force. Changes in unemployment depend mostly on inflows made up of non-employed people starting to look for jobs, of employed people who lose their jobs and look for new ones and of people who stop looking for employment.



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