“Now the unemployment rate is 4.5-4.7%. We expect that it will continue in the next year, ”Topilin said in an interview with Russia 24.

Earlier it was reported that the unemployment rate in Russia in November amounted to 3.5 million people, which is 4.6% of able-bodied citizens over the age of 15 years.

On November 27, Rosstat recorded a record number of vacancies in domestic companies - more than 1.1 million.