Statisticians noted a sharp decrease in unemployment in Moscow and the Moscow region

In the region, the figure fell by half

The number of unemployed has decreased in Moscow and the Moscow region. In the capital, the number of unemployed citizens decreased by 12.9% over the year, and in the region – more than twice.

As Mosstat told MK, at the end of September 2022, the number of unemployed Muscovites amounted to 32.4 thousand people, of which 15.2% are people of pre-retirement age. According to the Department of Labor and Social Protection of the Population, 56.1 thousand Muscovites were registered in order to find work. This is 4.4% less than in the same period in 2021. The number of residents of the capital receiving unemployment benefits amounted to 19.2 thousand people, which is 20.7% less than in September 2021. Capital enterprises and organizations at the end of September were in need of 132.4 thousand workers, and 65% of them were working professions.

According to employment centers, the number of citizens who need assistance in finding a job has also decreased. Applications for the provision of public services of this kind in September were submitted by 14.1 thousand people. For the same period last year, there were 24.7% more such requests. The number of Muscovites deregistered due to employment in September amounted to 9.1 thousand people

As for the Moscow region, the unemployment figures here also decreased. The number of unemployed residents of the Moscow region at the end of September amounted to 21.9 thousand people (of which 16% are citizens of pre-retirement age). This is 2.1 times less than last year’s data. The number of citizens registered for the purpose of finding a job has halved: this year there were 25.6 thousand of them. 14.2 thousand people are now receiving unemployment benefits, which is 1.6 times less than in September 2021. And the need for workers declared by regional enterprises and organizations in 2022 amounted to 54.5 thousand people.

At the end of September 2022, 4.7 thousand people found work and were removed from the register.