The unemployment rate in Russia stood at 2.2% in April 2026, unchanged from the previous month and in line with market expectations. The total number of unemployed increased to 1.676 million from 1.674 million in March but was well below 1.709 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. Authorities project that the labor market will stay tight for years, forecasting a shortfall of 3.1 million workers by 2030. source: Federal State Statistics Service
Unemployment Rate in Russia remained unchanged at 2.20 percent in April. Unemployment Rate in Russia averaged 6.67 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 June of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Russia remained unchanged at 2.20 percent in April. 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.