Number of employed in Russia by economic activity
These data on employment in Russia show the number of people working in various sectors of the economy. The indicator covers the period from 2017 to 2025 and includes both the total labor force and a breakdown by specific economic activities. The rows are categorized by type of activity; for example, employment in agriculture and forestry or in mining can be viewed separately. All values are in thousands of people
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
Average annual number of employed persons in Russia, total and by economic activity, 2017–2025
Who grew, who fell: 2017 → 2025
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 2017–2025. Series: 42, periods: 9. Breakdown by items: 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 73 395 over 2017–2025 — by 1.56%. The highest value is 73 395 (2025), the lowest is 70 133 (2020). This is an average annual growth of 0.19%. Up to 2021 the change was −1.13%, after that +2.73%. Of the 24 largest series, 14 increased and 10 decreased
All table numbers are series: 42
How to read this table
The rows are divided into the national total and a breakdown by individual economic sectors. Comparing these allows for understanding which industries provide the most jobs and how the employment structure changes across Russia. For analysis, it is important to compare the total number of employed persons with indicators for specific industries to determine their share of the total labor force for each year of the period
What is visible in these numbers
Five highest values: Thousand people — Total (73 395), Thousand people — Wholesale and retail trade;… (13 728), Thousand people — Manufacturing (10 665), Thousand people — Construction (6 816), Thousand people — Transportation and storage (5 952). The gap between the highest and lowest is 43 174 times. The top five account for 73.6% of the total across all items — the distribution is heavily skewed toward the top
Observations are annual and cover 9 periods. Cells with numbers: 225 out of 225 (100%), meaning the table is almost entirely filled
The same indicator for other periods
More in the section Labour resources, employment and unemployment»
Period and application
The statistics cover the period from 2017 to 2025 and are updated annually. This data is useful for labor market specialists, economists, and government authorities for employment analysis, labor demand forecasting, and the development of socio-economic development strategies
How it is calculated
Rosstat notes: Data for 2017–2022 have been recalculated based on the results of the 2020 All-Russia Population Census. Data for 2022–2025 are presented without including statistical information for the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Luhansk People’s Republic, the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions
1) Данные за 2017-2022 гг. пересчитаны с учетом итогов Всероссийской переписи населения 2020 г.
2) Данные за 2022-2025 гг. представлены без учета статистической информации по Донецкой Народной Республике, Луганской Народной Республике, Запорожской и Херсонской областям.
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