LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Russia
Russia: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force was 3.22 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Russia, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Russia is 3.22, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Russia peaked at 7.97 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.22, in 2025.
Russia ranks 60th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.16 | — |
| 2015 | 7.54 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 7.31 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 6.94 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 6.5 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 6.83 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 7.97 | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 6.56 | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 5.4 | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 4.37 | -19.0% |
| 2024 | 3.67 | -16.2% |
| 2025 | 3.22 | -12.3% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 3.22 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.94, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Russia's 3.22 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.47, 38% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.05 | 6.5 | 7.54 | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.2 | 3.22 | 7.97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More work & labour data for Russia
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 48,131 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 59.78 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 71,526 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.83 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.04 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 89,043 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 23,578 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.68 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.81 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.8326 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Russia?
- Lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Russia was 3.22 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.97 in 2020.
- What is the lowest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.22 in 2025.
- How does Russia rank for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- Russia ranks 60th out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.