Number of persons employed in the Russian economy by type of activity in 2025
Seventy-four million four hundred forty-six thousand people were employed in the Russian economy in 2025. This indicator covers all persons employed at their main place of work in the country during the specified period. The list presents data on the distribution of people across sixty economic activities, including agriculture, manufacturing, and other sectors. Rows are differentiated by industry, allowing for a detailed view of the labor market structure and the share of persons whose work is related to private subsistence farming
Distribution of the number of employed persons by economic activity in Russia for 2025
Set in numbers
Rosstat data. Rows: 60, indicators: 5. Shown by items: Employed – total; Agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing and fish farming; Manufacturing; Men; Agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing and fish farming and others
Five largest values: Employed – total (74 446), Men (38 010), Women (36 436), Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles… (10 751), Education (7 214). The gap between the largest and the smallest is 3 545 times. The top five account for 79.9% of the total for all items — the distribution is heavily skewed towards the top
All table numbers are series: 60
How to read this table
Differences between rows help identify which specific industries concentrate the bulk of the labor force and which sectors remain small. One can compare aggregate figures for economic sectors with data on persons working in their own households producing agricultural, forestry, hunting, and fishing products for sale or exchange. This approach allows for an assessment of the actual contribution of the self-employed in the agricultural sector compared to the total number of persons employed in the same area
What is visible in these numbers
The dataset contains the following indicators: Total, thousand people; including persons whose main job was — at an enterprise, in …; including persons whose main job was — in the field of entrepreneurship…; including persons whose main job was — hired by individuals…; including persons whose main job was — in their own household…
109 out of 125 possible values are filled (87.2%). Small gaps remain where the item was not observed in all periods
More in the section Labour force, employment and unemployment»
Period and application
2025 data were obtained by Rosstat based on labor force sample surveys. Updates to such statistical breakdowns occur regularly, enabling the tracking of structural shifts in the economy. This information is essential for in-depth labor market analysis, the development of social support measures, and economic policy planning. The information will be useful to economists, sociologists, and business representatives who need to understand the current distribution of human resources across various industries
How it is calculated
Table notes: Including farmers and self-employed persons
1) Включая фермеров и лиц, занятых на индивидуальной основе.
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