Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment in Russia

Russia: Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment was 3.94 million Persons in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
3.94 million Persons
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
5th
of 46 countries
All-time high
9.56 million Persons
in 1999
All-time low
3.94 million Persons
in 2014
Years of data
20
1995–2014

Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment in Russia, 1995–2014

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1995200420141995: 6.7M Persons1996: 6.7M Persons1997: 8.2M Persons1998: 9.1M Persons1999: 9.6M Persons2000: 7.8M Persons2001: 6.5M Persons2002: 5.8M Persons2003: 6.0M Persons2004: 5.8M Persons2005: 5.3M Persons2006: 5.3M Persons2007: 4.6M Persons2008: 4.8M Persons2009: 6.4M Persons2010: 5.6M Persons2011: 5.0M Persons2012: 4.2M Persons2013: 4.2M Persons2014: 3.9M Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

In 2014, labour indicators levels - regions — unemployment in Russia stood at 3.94 million Persons. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour indicators levels - regions — unemployment in Russia peaked at 9.56 million Persons in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.94 million Persons, in 2014.

Russia ranks 5th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.05 million Persons 6.68 million Persons 9.56 million Persons 5
2000s 5.84 million Persons 4.60 million Persons 7.82 million Persons 10
2010s 4.59 million Persons 3.94 million Persons 5.63 million Persons 5

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 2 United States 6.83 million Persons compare
  2. 3 Brazil 6.64 million Persons compare
  3. 4 South Africa 5.07 million Persons compare
  4. 6 Spain 2.61 million Persons compare
  5. 7 France 2.43 million Persons compare
  6. 8 Colombia 2.14 million Persons compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour indicators levels - regions — unemployment in Russia?
Labour indicators levels - regions — unemployment in Russia was 3.94 million Persons in 2014, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest labour indicators levels - regions — unemployment recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 9.56 million Persons in 1999.
What is the lowest labour indicators levels - regions — unemployment recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.94 million Persons in 2014.
How does Russia rank for labour indicators levels - regions — unemployment?
Russia ranks 5th out of 46 countries with data for 2014.
Is labour indicators levels - regions — unemployment rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
54 places, 1,325 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents indicators on the size of the labour force, employment, and unemployment in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3). Data definition and source The labour force status is presented by sex, for 15-64 year-olds and 15+ year-olds age ranges, the latter having less country coverage. Data is based on a labour force survey using ILO guidelines and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.