Employment

Number of employed persons from Rosstat’s labour force survey.

Employment — dynamics chart, latest value 74.8 млн чел., source Rosstat
Employment — dynamics chart from Rosstat. Source: forecasteconomy.com

Latest value

  • Latest value: 74.8 млн чел.
  • Date of latest value: 1 June 2026
  • Frequency: monthly
  • Source: Rosstat
  • Number of observations: 137
  • Data period: 1 January 2015 — 1 June 2026

What it shows

Number of employed persons from Rosstat’s labour force survey.

Why it matters

Employment is a reference series for analysis of the Russian economy, comparisons over time, and interpretation alongside related indicators on Forecast Economy.

How to read the chart

The chart shows the selected view of the series. Switch modes above the plot to change period-to-period, year-on-year or level presentation. The latest reading and date are on the telemetry cards.

How often it updates

The series updates when the official publisher releases new figures (monthly). The date of the latest point is shown on the chart and in the table.

Methodology

Employed persons — those with paid work and those temporarily absent from a job — in millions at month-end from Rosstat’s labor force survey. The card shows the monthly series and averages over quarters and years; the labor-force tab in the same group shows the wider aggregate on the same dates. No forecast is produced.

Source

Values on this page come from Rosstat. Chart modes reuse the same official readings under the rules described in the methodology panel.

Methodology

Employed persons — those with paid work and those temporarily absent from a job — in millions at month-end from Rosstat’s labor force survey. The card shows the monthly series and averages over quarters and years; the labor-force tab in the same group shows the wider aggregate on the same dates. No forecast is produced.

Latest data

DateValue, млн чел.
1 June 202674.8
1 May 202674.7
1 April 202674.5
1 March 202674.6
1 February 202674.6
1 January 202674.5
1 December 202574.7
1 November 202574.7
1 October 202574.8
1 September 202574.6
1 August 202575
1 July 202575

Employment by year

Employment by month

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