Golikova announced a record number of working Russians

The number of people employed in Russia has reached 74.6 million people. This was announced on October 14 by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova in her welcoming speech at a meeting of the organizing committee of the All-Russian Professional Skills Competition "The Best by profession".

"The number of people employed also reached record estimates — 74.6 million people," RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.

Golikova also noted that the Russian economy will need about 12 million workers by 2032. Additional personnel are needed both for new jobs and to replace employees who are retiring and retiring.

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, the demand for working specialties is confirmed by the offers of employers on the portal "Work in Russia". Currently, there are about 1 million vacancies in working professions.,

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Demographic decline and shortage of personnel will force businesses to increase productivity

On October 2, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced that the unemployment rate in Russia remains at a historic low of 2.2%. According to him, the Russian economy has moved to a more moderate dynamic of development, which is an expected stage.