Vladimir Putin announced new measures to support the labour market

As stated during the meeting, the labour Minister Anton Kotkov, now in Russia was 1.9 million unemployed.

Among the citizens who applied to the employment centers, 32% lost a job after March 1 and get the maximum benefit, 23% — before March 1 and receive an allowance based on the size of past earnings, 45% receive the minimum benefit. Moscow, Moscow oblast, Krasnodar Krai — the leaders in the number of officially registered unemployed, and the Republic of Tuva, Chechnya and Ingushetia — on their share in the economically active population. Thus, according to Rosstat, in April, the number of unemployed by ILO methodology amounted to 4.3 million people, about 3 million people work in part-time employment, with nearly 1.5 million sent in a simple 280 million in unpaid leave. The most fired — in-food retail, catering and hospitality industry.

"The stabilization we expect in the fourth quarter and positive momentum in the labor market, we assume in the first and second quarter of 2021," said the Minister.

According to him, to achieve a relatively stable employment situation compared to other countries, the Russian Federation helped the measures of the government. Among them, we will remind, increase of unemployment benefits for the unemployed from 1 March to 12 thousand rubles, the payment of 3 thousand. unemployed parents with children, subsidization of employment through enterprise.

During the meeting, Vladimir Putin approved most of the submitted Agency initiatives. So, since may 1, the minimum unemployment benefit will increase three times — to 4,5 thousand RUB Right on the children's payments in 3 thousand roubles now will be those parents who have lost a job before March 1. The maximum unemployment benefit will be available and individual entrepreneurs if they shut down their business. Those who have lost their jobs since March 1, and receive increased benefits, will be able to get it for another three months. According to Finance Minister Anton siluanova, the cost of all these measures will amount to about RUB 40 billion and is already incorporated in the budget.