Putin proudly reporting record low youth unemployment at PEF
Putin proudly reporting record low youth unemployment at PEF
The number of young workers in Russia has dropped to one of its lowest levels in the country’s post-Soviet history, the RBC news website reported Tuesday, citing research based on official statistics by the Finexpertiza consulting firm.
News in Russian:
В России рекордно низкая безработица — в апреле она составила 2,6%. Значительно снизилась молодежная безработица.
The facts:
The number of young workers in Russia fell by 1.33 million people between December 2021 and December 2022.
That is the second-largest decrease in recorded history behind the pandemic year of 2020, when 1.34 million young Russians left the job market.
Finexpertiza’s research shows a decrease of 87,000 workers aged 20-24 from December 2021-December 2022 to a total of 3.2 million.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/11/russia-lost-13m-young-workers-in-2022-research-a80784
Killing 50K of you own young men will to wonders for unemployment!