Russia's unemployment fell from 9.7 % in 1996 to 2.1 % in 2025.
Russia · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 13 with data
Russia's youth unemployment fell from 19.3 % in 1996 to 7.6 % in 2025.
Russia's participation rose from 60.4 % in 1996 to 61.1 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
85th of 182 · 25th in Europe & C. Asia
Russia's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 52.7 % in 1996 to 54.5 % in 2025.
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- Employment to population ratio (ages 15+)down −0.5 pts76th of 182
- Labour force, totaldown −1.0 %9th of 182
- Self-employed (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts174th of 182
- Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts13th of 182
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- Hours workeddown −4.6 %7th of 45*
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- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts127th of 182
- Employment in industry (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts39th of 182
- Employment in services (% of total employment)up +0.3 pts63rd of 182
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- GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)up +1.7 %43rd of 168
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Russia.
- Long-term unemployment (% of unemployed)No data
- Employment rate (ages 15–64)No data
- Part-time employment (% of employment)No data
- Average wageNo data
- Minimum wage relative to median wageNo data
- ProductivityNo data