“In April we see the growth in the number of the unemployed calculated on methodology of the International labour organization, – said Elena Topoleva-Soldunova. – It is significantly less than in many Western countries, where the number of unemployed has increased significantly. Increased the number of unemployed registered by employment centres, but there affects not only the economic situation. It became easier to go to centers of employment: this can now be done online. Increased the size of the maximum unemployment benefit. Those citizens who have not previously applied for benefits and assistance in finding employment, are now registering on the portal “Work in Russia”.
According to Rosstat, in April, Russia unemployment, defined on methodology of the International labour organization, rose to 4.3 million people, showing an increase of 21% over the same month last year and 23.4% by March 2020.
the indicator of registered unemployment in April reached 1.3 million people. The employment service registered 59.2% more people than in April of 2019, compared to March increased by 79%.
