Moscow, June 30 - News: The extremely low unemployment rate of 2.2%… (безработица · уровень · труд)
Moscow, June 30 - News: The extremely low unemployment rate of 2.2% currently recorded in Russia indicates a labor shortage in the country. An unemployment level of 2.2% is exceptionally low and confirms that there is indeed a deficit of labor in the economy.
Consensus
- Unemployment in Russia fell to a historical low of 2.1% in May 2026.
- The previous month's unemployment rate was 2.2%.
Points of divergence
- Minister Maxim Reshetnikov stated that the low unemployment indicates a labor shortage and discussed measures to increase overtime limits. — vesti
Coverage (3 sources)
- Unemployment in Russia fell to a historic low of 2.1% in May — Интерфакс
- Reshetnikov says low unemployment in Russia indicates labor shortage — Вести
- Reshetnikov calls the unemployment level in Russia extremely low — Вести