Russia’s unemployment rate edged up to 2.3% in July 2026 from 2.2% in June, reaching its highest level since April 2025. The labor force aged 15 and over totaled 76.4 million people, including 74.7 million employed and 1.7 million unemployed. Registered unemployment remained low at around 0.3 million people, or 0.4% of the labor force. On a yearly basis, the unemployment rate rose to 2.3% from 2.2% in July 2025. The number of unemployed increased by 4.8%, while employment fell by 0.5%. Despite the slight rise in unemployment, labor market conditions remain tight, reflecting persistent worker shortages across multiple sectors amid military mobilization following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and sustained emigration. Authorities expect labor constraints to persist, projecting a shortfall of around 3.1 million workers by 2030. source: Federal State Statistics Service
Unemployment Rate in Russia increased to 2.30 percent in July from 2.20 percent in June of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Russia averaged 6.64 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 September of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Russia increased to 2.30 percent in July from 2.20 percent in June of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Russia is expected to be 2.20 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 2.40 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.