The unemployment rate in Russia rose to 2.2% in March of 2026 from 2.1% in the previous month. The total number of unemployed increased to 1.674 million from 1.636 million in October but was well below 1.729 million a year earlier. The tight labor market reflects a widespread shortage affecting all sectors, exacerbated by military recruitment and defense industry hiring following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, as well as emigration. source: Federal State Statistics Service
Unemployment Rate in Russia increased to 2.20 percent in March from 2.10 percent in February of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Russia averaged 6.69 percent from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 14.60 percent in February of 1999 and a record low of 2.10 percent in August of 2025. This page provides - Russia Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Russia Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Russia increased to 2.20 percent in March from 2.10 percent in February of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Russia is expected to be 2.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Russia Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 3.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.