An elderly man earns money by playing accordion in front of the regional Duma, Voronezh, Russia.
Photo: Oleg Xarseev
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Russia Has 5m Unemployed
The number of unemployed in Russia grew by 4.2 percent on year to 5 million in April, which accounts for 6.6 percent of the economically active population, Russia’s Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat) reported. The unemployment sank 3.3 percent vs. March.
The number of unemployed in Russia lowered 0.6 percent on year from January through April, Rosstat reported. The country’s population declined by 80,900 (or 0.06 percent) in the first quarter to 141.9 million by April 1.
The population reduction could be primarily blamed on the natural loss, which, however, went down by 26,700 on year from January through March. The migration grew by 41.9 percent during the period.
The number of births grew in 80 constituents of Russia, and the number of deaths was up in 58 constituents. Overall, the country’s death toll was 1.3 fold above the birthrate in the first quarter (vs. 1.4 fold a year earlier).
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