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Russia Jobless Rate Falls to Lowest Since March 2020
Russia's unemployment rate edged down to 4.9 percent in May of 2021, from 5.2 percent in the previous month and below analyst forecasts of 5.2 percent. It was the lowest rate since March last year but still above pre-pandemic levels. The number of unemployed people fell by 213 thousand from a month earlier to 3.685 million.
Published on 2021-06-30

Russia Jobless Rate Falls to Lowest Since March 2020
Russia's unemployment rate edged down to 5.2 percent in April of 2021, from 5.4 percent in the previous month and below analyst forecasts of 5.4 percent. It was the lowest rate since March last year but still above pre-pandemic levels. The number of unemployed people fell by 159 thousand from a month earlier to 3.898 million.
Published on 2021-05-25

Russia Jobless Rate Hits 1-Year Low
Russia's unemployment rate edged down to 5.4 percent in March of 2021, from 5.7 percent in the previous month and below analyst forecasts of 5.6 percent. It was the lowest rate since March last year but still well above pre-pandemic levels. The number of unemployed people fell by 187 thousand from a month earlier to 4.057 million and those officially registered as unemployed declined by 472 thousand to 1.748 million.
Published on 2021-04-20

Russia Jobless Rate Falls to 11-Month Low
Russia's unemployment rate edged down to 5.7 percent in February 2021, down from 5.8 percent in the previous month and in line with market expectations. The rate was the lowest since April 2020 but remained well above pre-pandemic levels. The number of unemployed people fell by 73 thousand from a month earlier to 4.244 million and those officially registered as unemployed declined by 309 thousand to 2.220 million.
Published on 2021-03-19

Russia Jobless Rate Unexpectedly Drops to 9-Month Low
Russia's unemployment rate edged down to 5.8 percent in January of 2021 from 5.9 percent in the prior month and below market expectations of 6 percent. It was the lowest jobless rate since April, as the number of unemployed fell by 116 thousand from a month earlier to 4.317 million and those officially registered as unemployed declined by 244 thousand to 2.529 million.
Published on 2021-02-18

Russia Unemployment Rate Unexpectedly Falls to 8-Month Low
Russia's unemployment rate fell to 5.9 percent in December of 2020 from 6.1 percent in the previous month, the lowest since April and below market expectations of 6.1 percent. The number of unemployed people fell by 183 thousand from a month earlier to 4.433 million and those officially registered as unemployed declined by 360 thousand to 2.773 million.
Published on 2021-01-28

Russia Jobless Rate Falls to 6-Month Low
Russia's unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent in November of 2020 from 6.3 percent in the previous month, the lowest since May and below market expectations of 6.3 percent. The number of unemployed people fell by 78 thousand from a month earlier to 4.616 million and those officially registered as unemployed declined by 337 thousand to 3.133 million.
Published on 2020-12-18

Russia Unemployment Rate Below Expectations in October
Russia's unemployment rate came in at 6.3 percent in October 2020, unchanged from the previous month and below market expectations of 6.4 percent. The number of unemployed people fell by 83 thousand from a month earlier to 4.694 million and those officially registered as unemployed declined by 217 thousand to 3.470 million.
Published on 2020-11-20

Russia Jobless Rate Unexpectedly Falls to 6.3%
Russia's unemployment rate decreased to 6.3 percent in September 2020 from 6.4 percent in the previous month, compared to market expectations of 6.4 percent. The number of unemployed people fell by 31 thousand from a month earlier to 4.777 million and those officially registered as unemployed rose by 43 thousand to 3.687 million.
Published on 2020-10-20

Russia Jobless Rate at Over 8-Year High
Russia's unemployment rose to 6.4 percent in August 2020 from 6.3 percent in the previous month and above market expectations of 6.2 percent. It was the highest jobless rate since March of 2012, as the coronavirus pandemic continued to hit the labor market. The number of unemployed people increased by 77 thousand from a month earlier to 4.808 million and those officially registered as unemployed surged by 333 thousand to 3.644 million.
Published on 2020-09-18

Russia Jobless Rate at Over 8-Year High
Russia's unemployment rose to 6.3 percent in July 2020, the highest since March 2012 and above market expectations of 6.1 percent, as the coronavirus pandemic hit the labor market. The number of unemployed people increased by 125 thousand from a month earlier to 4.731 million and those officially registered as unemployed surged by 524 thousand to 3.311 million.
Published on 2020-08-20

Russia Jobless Rate Rises Less than Expected in June
Russia's jobless rate rose to 6.2 percent in June of 2020 from 6.1 percent in the previous month, below expectations of 6.3 percent. It was the highest jobless rate since March of 2013, as most Russian cities imposed lockdowns measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The number of unemployed persons rose by 93 thousand from a month earlier to 4.606 million and those officially registered as unemployed surged by 644 thousand to 2.787 million. A year earlier the unemployment rate was lower at 4.4%.
Published on 2020-07-17

Russian Jobless Rate at Over 7-Year High of 6.1%
Russia's jobless rate rose to 6.1 percent in May of 2020 from 5.8 percent in the previous month, slightly below market expectations of a 6.2 percent. It was the highest jobless rate since March of 2013, as most Russian cities imposed lockdowns measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The number of unemployed persons rose by 227 thousand from a month earlier to 4.513 million.
Published on 2020-06-19

Russian Jobless Rate Highest Since 2016
Russian unemployment rate rose to 5.8 percent in April of 2020 from 4.7 percent in the previous month, and above market expectations of 5.5 percent. It was the highest jobless rate since April of 2016, as most Russian cities imposed lockdowns measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The number of unemployed increased by 815 thousand from a month earlier to 4.300 million.
Published on 2020-05-26

Russia Jobless Rate Rises Less than Expected in March
Russia's jobless rate rose to 4.7 percent in March of 2020 from 4.6 in the previous month but below market expectations of 4.8 percent. The number of unemployed people rose by 60 thousand from a month earlier to 3.485 million and employed surged 258 thousand to 71.382 million. Meantime, the labour force participation rate went up to 62 percent from 61.7 percent in February and the employment rate increased to 59.1 percent from 58.9 percent. The survey was conducted between March 16th to March 22nd, before Russia hit 60 thousand coronavirus cases. On March 30th, Moscow's 12 million residents entered a strict lockdown, while other parts of the country began to introduce similar steps to curb the coronavirus outbreak.
Published on 2020-04-24

Russia Jobless Rate Falls to 4.6% in February
Russia's jobless rate edged down to 4.6 percent in February 2020 from 4.7 percent in the previous month and below market forecasts of 4.7 percent, as the number of unemployed declined to 3.425 million from 3.482 million in January.
Published on 2020-03-20

Russia Jobless Rate Rises to 9-Month High of 4.7%
Russian unemployment rate rose to 4.7 percent in January 2020 from 4.6 percent in the previous month, in line with market expectations and compared to last year's figure of 4.9 percent. It was the highest jobless rate since April, as the number of unemployed increased by 9 thousand from a month earlier to 3.482 million.
Published on 2020-02-20

Russia Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 4.6% in December
Russia's jobless rate held steady at 4.6 percent in December 2019, in line with market expectations, as the number of unemployed declined by 34 thousand from the previous month to 3.473 million while employment dropped by 244 thousand to 72.425 million. The activity rate fell to 62.7 percent from 62.9 percent and the employment rate was down to 59.8 percent from 60.0 percent.
Published on 2020-01-27

Russia Jobless Rate Rises to 6-Month High of 4.6%
Russian unemployment rate increased to 4.6 percent in October 2019 from 4.5 percent in the previous month and in line with market expectations. It was the highest jobless rate since April, as the number of unemployed rose by 110 thousand to 3.48 million from 3.37 million in the previous month. Compared with the previous year, unemployment decreased by 130 thousand from 3.61 million. Meantime, registered unemployment came in at 0.645 million, lower than September's 0.666 million but above last year's 0.631 million.
Published on 2019-11-20

Russia Jobless Rate Unexpectedly Rises to 4.5%
Russian unemployment rate rose to 4.5 percent in September 2019 from an all-time low of 4.3 percent in the prior month while markets had expected it to remain steady. The number of unemployed rose by 113 thousand to 3.371 million from 3.258 million in the previous month.
Published on 2019-10-17