Tsybulsky reported to Putin on minimum unemployment in the Arkhangelsk region

On November 26, at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Arkhangelsk Region Governor Alexander Tsybulsky said that the region has recorded minimal unemployment.

Tsybulsky answered the Russian leader's question about unemployment falling to a historic 1.4%, saying that today it is already below 1% in the region.

"We have minimal unemployment today, and this is a consequence of the creation of new industries," the governor shared.

In addition, Tsybulsky noted that in the Arkhangelsk region was created the territory of advanced development, called the capital of the North. He specified that at the current moment the project on production of iodine, which was imported in the pre-sanctions period, is being launched. However, now one of the largest iodine water deposits in Russia has been discovered in the region.

Earlier, on November 19, the deputy head of the Department of Labor and Social Protection of the capital Alexandra Alexandrova reported that the unemployment rate in Moscow has reached a historic low of 0.9% against the background of staff shortage. She noted that at the moment there are almost no people who can not find a job in the city.

Before that, on October 29, Putin said at a meeting of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia that the unemployment rate in the country is falling lower and lower, with each quarter the historical minimum for this indicator is updated. According to him, the government policy of recent years, the efforts of the business community and trade unions have contributed to this.