Composition of unemployed persons registered with employment service agencies, 2017–2024

at year-end; thousand persons

checked 26.10.2026 · dynamics annual · rows: 14 · periods: 6 · section: Social status and standard of living of the population (России. 2025)

From 2017 to 2024, the composition of registered unemployed has changed, and the rows reflect the main categories of this group. The data shows the total number of registered individuals, as well as those who resigned or were laid off. Comparing these indicators allows for understanding the structure of unemployment by the method of termination of employment. Data are provided in thousands of people at year-end and cover the entire country

Number of registered unemployed —

total
voluntarily dismissed
general secondary
not having started employment
– without secondary general education
secondary vocational
without qualifications
higher education
persons with a long (over one year) employment gap
25–29

how it will look

All rows relate to: Number of registered unemployed

Set in numbers

14 series are published here in at year-end; thousand persons, from 2017 to 2024, 6 reporting periods. 84 values in total.

“Number of registered unemployed — total” fell by a factor of 2.7 between 2017 and 2024: from 776 to 290. The highest value in the series is 2,773 in 2020.

All table numbers are series: 14

Series	2017	2018	2019	2020	2023	2024
Численность зарегистрированных безработных – всего	775,50	693,20	691,40	2 773,10	424,40	290,30
Численность зарегистрированных безработных — уволившиеся по собственному желанию	407,30	374,50	399,80	1 343,10	263,00	174,90
Численность зарегистрированных безработных — высвобожденные работники	98,60	76,40	69,30	94,20	25,00	17,20
Численность зарегистрированных безработных — выпускники образовательных организаций высшего и среднего профессионального образования	14,40	13,80	11,50	16,80	4,50	2,20
Численность зарегистрированных безработных — высшее	185,40	165,10	176,50	474,90	111,30	78,80
Численность зарегистрированных безработных — среднее профессиональное	287,40	255,70	252,80	621,30	131,40	99,60
Численность зарегистрированных безработных — среднее общее	175,10	152,10	139,30	932,90	96,10	63,80
Численность зарегистрированных безработных — не имеют среднего общего образования	127,70	120,30	122,80	744,10	85,60	48,10
Численность зарегистрированных безработных — до 18	2,60	2,80	2,70	9,60	1,20	2,40
Численность зарегистрированных безработных — 18 – 24	69,20	58,50	52,90	273,00	28,50	20,60
Численность зарегистрированных безработных — 25 – 29	80,70	64,10	62,60	354,60	28,60	18,30
Численность зарегистрированных безработных — граждане, имеющие длительный (более года) перерыв в работе	150,90	148,70	107,00	396,80	50,10	35,80
Численность зарегистрированных безработных — не приступавшие к трудовой деятельности	86,40	77,10	63,10	749,70	45,80	33,80
Численность зарегистрированных безработных — не имеющие квалификации	46,70	39,30	31,00	574,80	27,50	21,40

How to read this table

The breakdown by row helps analyze the components of the total number of people registered with the employment service. One can compare the total number with the number of voluntary resignations or laid-off employees to see the share of each group. This allows for tracking how the structure of the unemployed changed over the eight-year period. All values are in thousands of people, facilitating an assessment of the phenomenon's scale nationwide

What is visible in these numbers

The largest value belongs to “Number of registered unemployed — total” — 290 at year-end; thousand persons; the smallest is “Number of registered unemployed — graduates of higher and secondary vocational education institutions” at 2.2 at year-end; thousand persons. The gap between them is 132-fold.

More in the section Social status and standard of living of the population»

Period and application

Rosstat publishes annual data for the period from 2017 to 2024 to monitor the labor market. This information is relevant for HR specialists, economists, and those studying social stability. The statistics help assess the volume of labor resources seeking employment through official channels

1) По данным Федеральной службы по труду и занятости.

Did you notice an error in this table? The parser is wrong, and most often one correction fixes many pages

Report an error Typo is easier this way: highlight it and press Ctrl + Enter