Russia is recovering employment ahead of earlier forecasts. On May 1, journalists were informed about this in the secretariat of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova.
It is noted that Golikova held a meeting of the interdepartmental working group on the restoration of the labor market. It considered the report of the Ministry of Labor, which indicated that the number of employed in March increased by 164 thousand people.
Since 2019, more than 640 thousand people have found work, it is necessary to restore employment, according to the target, another 975 thousand people.
“Thus, in terms of the rate of recovery of employment, as well as the rate of decline in the number of unemployed according to the methodology of the International Labor Organization (ILO), the country is ahead of the forecast estimates,” RIA Novosti quotes the message of Golikova’s secretariat.
It is specified that in 17 regions of Russia the number of employed has reached or exceeded the target. In another 68 regions the indicator has not been achieved.
Earlier, on April 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during the announcement of a message to the Federal Assembly, called for the restoration of the labor market in the country as soon as possible.
Putin stressed that last year the authorities directed “unprecedented resources to support the economy, including through soft loans to pay salaries, saved over 5 million jobs.” He noted that this program worked precisely because the business showed responsibility and tried to do everything to preserve its teams.
The day before, the Ministry of Labor reported that the number of unemployed citizens officially registered in employment centers in Russia had dropped to 1.63 million people. At the beginning of the month, Minister of Labor and Social Protection Anton Kotyakov announced positive dynamics in solving the situation with unemployment in Russia.