The Deputy Prime Minister held a meeting of the interdepartmental working group on the situation on the labor market.

“From May 16 to May 23, the number of registered unemployed citizens decreased by 4.2 thousand people to 674.9 thousand,” RIA Novosti quotes Golikova.

She added that at the same time, the number of organizations that announced a change in employment regimes is growing. 

According to Golikova, "the situation is very fluid."

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