Number of employed persons in the Russian economy by economic activity
thousand persons
Number of people employed in the Russian economy and their distribution by industry. This shows the dynamics of employment over ten years, from 2015 to 2025. Data is reported in thousands of people based on sample labor force surveys. Each row of the table corresponds to a specific economic activity, showing the scale of employment across different sectors
- Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
- Manufacturing industries
- Education
- Transportation and storage
- Human health and social work activities
- Construction
- Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
- Professional, scientific and technical activities; administrative and support service activities
- Agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing and aquaculture
- Other service activities
Dynamics of the number of employed persons in the Russian economy by economic activity from 2015 to 2025
Who grew, who fell: 2015 → 2025
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2015–2025. Rows: 20, periods: 11. Measurement unit — thousand people. Breakdown by categories: Total employed; Agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing and fish farming; Mining; Manufacturing; Electricity, gas and steam supply; air conditioning and other
Total employed: the indicator increased from 72 495 to 74 446 over 2015–2025 — by 2.69%. The highest value is 74 446 (2025), the lowest is 71 116 (2020). This averages to 0.27% annual growth. Up to 2020 the change was −1.9%, after — +4.68%. Of the 20 largest rows, 11 increased and 9 decreased
All table numbers are series: 20
| Series | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Занятые – всего | 72 495,00 | 72 684,00 | 72 678,00 | 72 957,00 | 72 392,00 | 71 116,00 | 72 298,00 | 72 644,00 | 73 636,00 | 74 190,00 | 74 446,00 |
| Сельское, лесное хозяйство, охота, рыболовство и рыбоводство | 4 896,00 | 4 886,00 | 4 294,00 | 4 298,00 | 4 229,00 | 4 278,00 | 4 238,00 | 4 226,00 | 4 020,00 | 3 723,00 | 3 979,00 |
| Добыча полезных ископаемых | 1 503,00 | 1 577,00 | 1 561,00 | 1 652,00 | 1 644,00 | 1 619,00 | 1 613,00 | 1 668,00 | 1 649,00 | 1 732,00 | 1 704,00 |
| Обрабатывающие производства | 10 142,00 | 10 207,00 | 10 305,00 | 10 273,00 | 10 317,00 | 10 077,00 | 10 261,00 | 10 197,00 | 10 279,00 | 10 500,00 | 10 570,00 |
| Обеспечение электрической энергией, газом и паром; кондиционирование воздуха | 2 016,00 | 1 992,00 | 1 914,00 | 1 934,00 | 1 884,00 | 1 888,00 | 1 835,00 | 1 800,00 | 1 761,00 | 1 783,00 | 1 781,00 |
| Водоснабжение; водоотведение, организация сбора и утилизация отходов, деятельность по ликвидации загрязнений | 632,00 | 634,00 | 519,00 | 519,00 | 520,00 | 537,00 | 538,00 | 533,00 | 502,00 | 514,00 | 530,00 |
| Строительство | 5 484,00 | 5 220,00 | 5 285,00 | 5 152,00 | 4 987,00 | 4 666,00 | 4 927,00 | 4 813,00 | 4 913,00 | 5 016,00 | 4 906,00 |
| Торговля оптовая и розничная; ремонт автотранспортных средств и мотоциклов | 11 357,00 | 11 414,00 | 11 586,00 | 11 599,00 | 11 276,00 | 10 999,00 | 11 291,00 | 11 325,00 | 11 286,00 | 11 003,00 | 10 751,00 |
| Транспортировка и хранение | 6 129,00 | 6 120,00 | 6 210,00 | 6 303,00 | 6 358,00 | 6 247,00 | 6 370,00 | 6 476,00 | 6 528,00 | 6 517,00 | 6 584,00 |
| Деятельность гостиниц и предприятий общественного питания | 1 803,00 | 1 845,00 | 1 851,00 | 1 925,00 | 1 914,00 | 1 733,00 | 1 870,00 | 1 902,00 | 1 979,00 | 2 074,00 | 2 078,00 |
| Деятельность в области информации и связи | 1 291,00 | 1 328,00 | 1 296,00 | 1 270,00 | 1 295,00 | 1 371,00 | 1 317,00 | 1 328,00 | 1 430,00 | 1 530,00 | 1 588,00 |
| Деятельность финансовая и страховая | 1 572,00 | 1 602,00 | 1 624,00 | 1 649,00 | 1 635,00 | 1 597,00 | 1 593,00 | 1 631,00 | 1 619,00 | 1 618,00 | 1 560,00 |
| Деятельность по операциям с недвижимым имуществом | 1 416,00 | 1 333,00 | 1 266,00 | 1 244,00 | 1 245,00 | 1 278,00 | 1 236,00 | 1 203,00 | 1 224,00 | 1 238,00 | 1 186,00 |
| Деятельность профессиональная, научная и техническая; деятельность административная и сопутствующие дополнительные услуги | 3 709,00 | 3 653,00 | 3 942,00 | 4 084,00 | 4 170,00 | 4 292,00 | 4 380,00 | 4 473,00 | 4 741,00 | 4 776,00 | 4 920,00 |
| Государственное управление и обеспечение военной безопасности; социальное обеспечение | 5 337,00 | 5 368,00 | 5 222,00 | 5 150,00 | 5 037,00 | 5 033,00 | 4 979,00 | 4 913,00 | 5 130,00 | 5 066,00 | 5 084,00 |
| Образование | 6 684,00 | 6 814,00 | 6 908,00 | 6 947,00 | 6 900,00 | 6 743,00 | 6 901,00 | 6 970,00 | 7 148,00 | 7 256,00 | 7 214,00 |
| Деятельность в области здравоохранения и социальных услуг | 5 541,00 | 5 660,00 | 5 739,00 | 5 832,00 | 5 740,00 | 5 549,00 | 5 656,00 | 5 675,00 | 5 798,00 | 6 027,00 | 6 056,00 |
| Деятельность в области культуры, спорта, организации досуга и развлечений | 1 207,00 | 1 251,00 | 1 329,00 | 1 351,00 | 1 456,00 | 1 420,00 | 1 420,00 | 1 444,00 | 1 538,00 | 1 556,00 | 1 607,00 |
| Предоставление прочих видов услуг | 1 746,00 | 1 751,00 | 1 798,00 | 1 748,00 | 1 768,00 | 1 778,00 | 1 864,00 | 2 056,00 | 2 075,00 | 2 244,00 | 2 328,00 |
| Другие виды экономической деятельности | 29,00 | 29,00 | 30,00 | 26,00 | 17,00 | 10,00 | 9,00 | 10,00 | 16,00 | 18,00 | 21,00 |
How to read this table
Comparing rows shows the share of employed persons in each industry and how the employment structure changes over time. For example, agricultural employment may grow or decline depending on economic conditions. Note the extreme values: the total number of employed in 2015 and 2025 differs significantly
What is visible in these numbers
The five highest values: Total employed (74 446), Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (11 599), Manufacturing (10 570), Education (7 256), Transportation and storage (6 584). The gap between the highest and lowest is 2 482 times. The top five account for 72.5% of the total across all categories — the distribution is heavily skewed toward the top
Annual observations; total periods 11. 220 of 220 possible values are filled (100%); data gaps are virtually absent
The same indicator for other periods
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Period and application
Data for the period from 2015 to 2025 is updated annually based on sample labor force surveys. These figures assist economists in labor market analysis, government authorities in developing employment strategies, and enterprises in human resources planning and calculating staffing requirements
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