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Russia Jobless Rate Drops Unexpectedly to 2-Year Low
Russian unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent in August 2017 from 5.2 percent in the same month of the previous year and below market expectations of 5.1 percent. It was the lowest jobless rate since August 2014.
Published on 2017-09-19

Russia Jobless Rate Steady at 5.1% in July
Russian unemployment rate came in at 5.1 percent in July 2017, unchanged from the previous month's two-and-a-half-year low and down from 5.3 percent in the same period a year ago. The number of unemployed people decreased by 220 thousand from the previous year to 3.905 million.
Published on 2017-08-17

Russia Jobless Rate Falls To 2.5-Year Low
The unemployment rate in Russia declined to 5.1 percent in June 2017 from 5.4 percent in the same month a year ago and below market expectations of 5.2 percent. It was the lowest jobless rate since October 2014, as the number of unemployed people decreased by 331 thousand to 3.846 million.
Published on 2017-07-19

Russia Jobless Rate At 8-Month Low Of 5.2%
The unemployment rate in Russia declined to 5.2 percent in May of 2017 from 5.6 percent in the same month a year ago and below market expectations of 5.3 percent. It was the lowest jobless rate since September last year. The number of unemployed people decreased by 358 thousand to 3.945 million while the number of economically active people fell by 500 thousand to 76 million, representing 52 percent of total population.
Published on 2017-06-20