“It is important to note that the unemployment rate in St. Petersburg is declining.

In January, 22 thousand unemployed people were registered, in September - 17 thousand, last week - 14,700 people, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.

He noted that earlier a number of mechanisms to support employment were launched in the city.

“In the spring, we launched a number of mechanisms to support employment in St. Petersburg.

More than 8,000 citizens have used them,” Beglov said.

Earlier, specialist Yana Nekyorova told RT how things are in the labor market in Russia and what to expect next year.