In Russia, the number of citizens who have been unable to find work for more than a year has increased

In Russia, the number of citizens who have been unable to find work for more than a year has increased by almost one and a half times. This was reported by Izvestia with reference to Rosstat documents.

It turned out that in July of this year, 13.3 percent of Russians without work could not find a job for a year or more. A year ago, this figure was 9.7 percent. In the summer of 2026, almost 226,000 such citizens were counted.

It is noted that on average it took 5.1 months to find a job in July. Women spent 5.6 months, and men 4.4.

According to career consultant Zilina Sultanova, one should not assume that in Russia, due to the introduction of artificial intelligence, they will begin to lay off employees en masse, although some should prepare.