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Unemployment rate
Russia — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | officially, no unemployment |
| 1991 | official Soviet statistics imply an unemployment rate of 1 to 2 percent in 1990; USSR's first official unemployment estimate, however, is acknowledged to be rough |
| 1992 | NA% |
| 1993 | 3%-4% of labor force (1 January 1993 est.) |
| 1994 | 1.4% (1 January 1994; official data) |
| 1995 | 7.1% (December 1994) with considerable additional underemployment |
| 1996 | 8.2% (December 1995) with considerable additional underemployment |
| 1997 | 9.3% (December 1996) (according to ILO definition) with considerable additional underemployment |
| 1998 | 9% (1997 est.) with considerable additional underemployment |
| 1999 | 11.5% (1998 est.) with considerable additional underemployment |
| 2000 | 12.4% (1999 est.), plus considerable underemployment |
| 2001 | 10.5% (2000 est.), plus considerable underemployment |
| 2002 | 8% (2001 est.), plus considerable underemployment (2002 est.) |
| 2003 | 7.9% plus considerable underemployment (2002) |
| 2004 | 8.5% plus considerable underemployment (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 8.3% plus considerable underemployment (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 7.6% plus considerable underemployment (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 6.6% plus considerable underemployment (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 6.2% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 6.4% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 82 6.2% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 7.6% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 83 8.4% (2009) |
| 2011 | 7.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 78 8.4% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 6.2% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 62 6.6% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 5.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 53 6.6% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 5.8% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 55 5.5% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 5.1% (2014 est.) | 5.5% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 46 |
| 2016 | 5.6% (2015 est.) | 5.2% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 64 |
| 2017 | 5.5% (2016 est.) | 5.6% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 71 |
| 2018 | 5.2% (2017 est.) | 5.5% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 5.2% (2017 est.) | 5.5% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 4.6% (2019 est.) | 4.8% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | 4.6% (2019 est.) 4.8% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | 4.6% (2019 est.) 4.8% (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | 5.01% (2021 est.) 5.59% (2020 est.) 4.5% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 3.33% (2023 est.) 3.87% (2022 est.) 4.72% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 2.6% (2024 est.) 3.1% (2023 est.) 3.9% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |