Ministry: Russia’s registered unemployment falls 0.9% Apr 19-26

MOSCOW, May 2 (PRIME) -- The number of registered unemployed people in Russia fell by 0.9% over the week from April 19 through April 26 to 881,883 people, the Labor and Social Protection Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

Unemployment fell in 74 regions and increased in eight regions, the ministry said.

The number of people working part-time, in dead time or on not fully paid vacations amounted to 165,714 as of April 26.

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