“From May 9 to May 16, the number of registered unemployed citizens decreased by 11 thousand people to 679.1 thousand,” RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.

Golikova noted that in Russia there is also a decrease in the number of idle workers and part-time workers. 

Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Economic Development, Maxim Reshetnikov, commented on the situation on the labor market in Russia.

According to him, the situation remains stable.

PhD in Economics Yevgeny Ivanov, in an interview with the Economics Today FBA, spoke about the importance of formal employment.