22 November 2002 02:32
Russian unemployment drops 0.3% in October
MOSCOW. Nov 22 (Interfax) - The number of unemployed in Russia totaled 5.14 million by the end of October, a decrease
of 26.8% against the same period last year (when it was 6.25 million), the Russian State Statistics Committee
(Goskomstat) reported on Friday.
According to statistics, unemployment in Russia shrunk by 0.3% or by 15,000 in October.
The total number of unemployed in Russia this year has been steadily decreasing month after month. On the whole, the
number of people without jobs in Russia has decreased by 1.04 million (or 17%) since the beginning of 2002.
Unemployment in Russia is calculated by International Labor Organization (ILO) methods, which classifies as
unemployed all active job seekers (through employment services, classified ads, friends, etc), and those ready to work
as soon as possible (provided they are not ill, do not look after children or are senior citizens, etc.)
The level of unemployment in Russia at the end of October 2002 stood at 7.1% of the economically active population
(all employed and unemployed citizens taken together), which totaled 72.4 million or about 50% of the populace.
The State Employment Service officially registered at the end of October 1.19 million people against 1.01 million in
late October 2001. The level of registered unemployed in the country comprises 1.7% of the economically active
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