Average annual number of employed persons in Russia by economic activity, 2017–2024
The average annual number of persons employed in various economic sectors is reflected in the statistics from 2017 to 2024. Rows are categorized by economic activity, including agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing, and mining. The indicator is presented in thousands of persons; the data is annual and covers all industries nationwide
Thousand persons —
- Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
- Manufacturing
- Construction
- Transport and storage
- Education
- Agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing and aquaculture
- Health care and social assistance
- Public administration and defence; social security
- Professional, scientific and technical activities
- Administrative and support service activities
Chart of the average annual number of employed in Russia by economic activity from 2017 to 2024
Who grew, who fell: 2017 → 2024
See also
- Average salary in Russia by year long time series by year
- Number of employed in Russia by year long time series by year
- Unemployment rate in Russia by year long time series by year
- Уровень безработицы по годам: 2,2% в 2025, таблица с 2000 indicator breakdown
- Уровень занятости в России по годам: 2000-2025 indicator breakdown
- Уровень безработицы в 2026 году: 2,2%, данные Росстата indicator breakdown
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2017–2024. Series: 42, periods: 8. Breakdown by positions: Thousand people — Total; Thousand people — Agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing…; Thousand people — Mining; Thousand people — Manufacturing; Thousand people — Electricity, gas and steam supply… and others
Thousand people — Total: the indicator increased from 72 266 to 73 267 over 2017–2024 — by 1.39%. The highest value was 73 267 (2024), the lowest was 70 133 (2020). This is an average annual growth of 0.2%. Up to 2021 the change was −1.13%, after that +2.55%. Of the 24 largest series, 14 increased, 10 decreased
All table numbers are series: 42
How to read this table
The row breakdown allows for a comparison of employment scale across different sectors, from extractive industries to agriculture. These rows track which economic sectors remain the largest employers and which are changing their share of the total labor force. Year-on-year comparisons illustrate the dynamics of the employment structure over an eight-year period
What is visible in these numbers
Five highest values: Thousand people — Total (73 267), Thousand people — Wholesale and retail trade;… (13 728), Thousand people — Manufacturing (10 571), Thousand people — Construction (6 816), Thousand people — Transportation and storage (5 917). The gap between the highest and lowest is 43 098 times. The top five account for 73.8% of the total across all positions — the distribution is heavily skewed toward the top
Annual observations, the dataset contains 8 observation periods. The table has 200 values out of 200 possible, which is 100% — almost no empty cells remain
The same indicator for other periods
More in the section Labour resources, employment and unemployment»
Period and application
Annual updates cover the period from 2017 to 2024. The data, provided in thousands of persons, is useful for economists, sociologists, and HR professionals for labor market analysis. Rosstat updates this information based on labor force surveys and other statistical sources
How it is calculated
Table notes: Data for 2017–2022 have been recalculated based on the results of the 2020 All-Russia Population Census. Data for 2022–2024 are presented without accounting for statistical information from the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Luhansk People’s Republic, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions
1) Данные за 2017-2022 гг. пересчитаны с учетом итогов Всероссийской переписи населения 2020 г.
2) Данные за 2022-2024 гг. представлены без учета статистической информации по Донецкой Народной Республике, Луганской Народной Республике, Запорожской и Херсонской областям.
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