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January sees Russian unemployment rate climb to 4 year high
Published: 19 February, 2009, 12:06
TAGS: Manufacturing, Markets, Retail, Economy
The ranks of Russia’s unemployed swelled by 300 thousand in January, according to figures released by the Federal Statistics Service.
The increase means that 6.1 million people or 8.1% of the workforce are now unemployed, the highest rate since March 2005, with the Economy Ministry now forecasting Russian GDP to contract by 2.2% in 2009.
Compounding the gloom is additional data indicating that the average wage experienced its biggest drop since August 1999, falling more than 9% on an annual basis to just over $418 per month, with disposable income falling 6.7%. The employment data comes as Industrial output fell 16% in January and Capital Investment dropped 15.5%.
President Medvedev has announced that the Russian Government will spend will spend more than $1.3 Billion to create new jobs, with significant additional funding to be made available for retraining programmes.
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