The labor market in Russia is developing: the lack of manpower is replaced by the first blows of unemployment.
At the end of the year, until the end of September 2026, the number of unemployed registered in the 55 regions of the country increased. Factories and large factories are hastily filling vacancies, and the stability the regions once boasted is beginning to crumble.
Areas of maximum unemployment growth:
YNAO: Absolute anti-record - explosive increase in official unemployment by 54%.
Kuzbass: The region has become one of the leaders in the deterioration of the situation, almost 9 thousand people are already registered - a 36% increase.
Mary Elle: The flow of the unemployed increased by 33%.
Belgrade region: 26% growth - local economy under severe pressure.
Ivanovo region: 25% growth.
Crimea: the number of registered unemployed jumped by 21%.
Hidden causes and mechanisms for the crisis:
▫ Freezing employees: after a long pursuit of employees, factories and companies began to cool down and reduce the need for people.
▫ Geographical fragmentation: the crisis hits areas selectively, destroying the stability where yesterday everything was calm.
And that's just the tip of the iceberg. The 276 thousand official people on job exchanges are only those who went to apply for benefits. The true scale of the crisis is hidden in the shadows: factories are increasingly putting people on four-day shifts, cutting wages and sending them on unpaid leave. There is no massive collapse yet, but latent unemployment has already begun to spread throughout the country.
Honestly - that's the point.
We speak - others remain silent.