Average annual number of employed persons by economic activity
The average annual number of persons employed in the Russian economy from 2010 to 2024 can be found in these statistics, where data is broken down by specific sectors. They contain 40 rows: the national total and individual economic activities, from agriculture to mining. Total employment across all industries was 71 493 thousand people in 2010 and 73 267 thousand in 2024, with each industry's contribution to the total shown in the table rows
- wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
- manufacturing
- construction
- agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing and aquaculture
- transportation and storage
- education
- healthcare and social services activities
- public administration and provision of military security; social security
- professional, scientific and technical activities
- administrative activities and ancillary additional services
Chart of the average annual number of employed persons by economic activity, 2010–2024
Who grew, who fell: 2010 → 2024
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2010–2024. Rows: 40, periods: 5. Table rows: Total; agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing and fish farming; mining; manufacturing; electricity, gas and steam supply; air conditioning and other
Total: the indicator rose from 71,493 to 73,267 over 2010–2024 — by 2.48%. The highest value was 73,267 (2024), the lowest was 71,446 (2021). This is an average annual growth of 0.18%. Of the 24 largest rows, 14 increased and 10 decreased
All table numbers are series: 40
How to read this table
Rows in the list are divided by type of activity to allow for comparison of which economic sectors have the highest employment and which industries are less widespread. Comparing indicators from different years shows how the country's workforce composition has changed. Each activity category is listed in a separate row, including the total value for all industries
What is visible in these numbers
The five highest values: wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles (13,482), construction (6,816), transportation and storage (5,917), education (5,872), human health and social work activities (4,552). The gap between the highest and lowest is 7,931 times. The top five account for 64.3% of the total across all items — the distribution is heavily skewed toward the top
Observations are annual, with 5 observation periods in the dataset. There are 125 values in the table out of 125 possible, which is 100% — almost no empty cells remain
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Period and application
The statistics cover the period from 2010 to 2024 and are published annually. Employment data by industry is useful for economists, HR specialists, and anyone analyzing the labor market and the structure of employment in Russia over the long term
How it is calculated
Noted in the source itself: Data for 2021 and 2022 have been recalculated based on the results of the 2020 All-Russia Population Census
1) Данные за 2021 и 2022 годы пересчитаны с учетом итогов ВПН-2020 г.
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