Labor market, Overall in Russia

Russia: Labor market, Overall was 0.5199 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.5199
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
82nd
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.7417
in 1973
All-time low
0.5199
in 2002
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, Overall in Russia, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.81973199320141973: 0.7421974: 0.7421975: 0.7421976: 0.7421977: 0.7421978: 0.7421979: 0.7421980: 0.7421981: 0.7421982: 0.7421983: 0.7421984: 0.7421985: 0.7421986: 0.7421987: 0.7421988: 0.6111989: 0.6111990: 0.6111991: 0.6111992: 0.6011993: 0.5281994: 0.5281995: 0.5281996: 0.5281997: 0.5281998: 0.5281999: 0.5282000: 0.5282001: 0.5282002: 0.522003: 0.522004: 0.522005: 0.522006: 0.522007: 0.522008: 0.522009: 0.522010: 0.522011: 0.522012: 0.522013: 0.522014: 0.52

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2014, labor market, overall in Russia stood at 0.5199. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, overall in Russia peaked at 0.7417 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.5199, in 2002.

Russia ranks 82nd of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Labor market, Overall in Russia, year by year

Annual values for Labor market, Overall in Russia, 1973 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1973 0.7417 —
1974 0.7417 +0.0%
1975 0.7417 +0.0%
1976 0.7417 +0.0%
1977 0.7417 +0.0%
1978 0.7417 +0.0%
1979 0.7417 +0.0%
1980 0.7417 +0.0%
1981 0.7417 +0.0%
1982 0.7417 +0.0%
1983 0.7417 +0.0%
1984 0.7417 +0.0%
1985 0.7417 +0.0%
1986 0.7417 +0.0%
1987 0.7417 +0.0%
1988 0.6114 -17.6%
1989 0.6114 +0.0%
1990 0.6114 +0.0%
1991 0.6114 +0.0%
1992 0.6009 -1.7%
1993 0.5276 -12.2%
1994 0.5276 +0.0%
1995 0.5276 +0.0%
1996 0.5276 +0.0%
1997 0.5276 +0.0%
1998 0.5276 +0.0%
1999 0.5276 +0.0%
2000 0.5276 +0.0%
2001 0.5276 +0.0%
2002 0.5199 -1.5%
2003 0.5199 +0.0%
2004 0.5199 +0.0%
2005 0.5199 +0.0%
2006 0.5199 +0.0%
2007 0.5199 +0.0%
2008 0.5199 +0.0%
2009 0.5199 +0.0%
2010 0.5199 +0.0%
2011 0.5199 +0.0%
2012 0.5199 +0.0%
2013 0.5199 +0.0%
2014 0.5199 +0.0%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 0.5199 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7179, 72% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 0.5199 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6185, 84% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7417 0.7417 0.7417 7
1980s 0.7157 0.6114 0.7417 10
1990s 0.5517 0.5276 0.6114 10
2000s 0.5214 0.5199 0.5276 10
2010s 0.5199 0.5199 0.5199 5

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 79 Zimbabwe 0.533 compare
  2. 80 China 0.5296 compare
  3. 81 Argentina 0.5293 compare
  4. 83 Sweden 0.4977 compare
  5. 84 Ukraine 0.4879 compare
  6. 85 Portugal 0.4852 compare

See the full ranking of 90 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, overall in Russia?
Labor market, overall in Russia was 0.5199 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, overall recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7417 in 1973.
What is the lowest labor market, overall recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5199 in 2002.
How does Russia rank for labor market, overall?
Russia ranks 82nd out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, overall rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Labor market, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labor market, Overall
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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
90 places, 3,515 data points, 1973–2014
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