“The situation on the labor market remains stable.

The number of registered unemployed has not changed over the week and stands at 561,000 people.

The registered unemployment rate is 0.7%,” she said at a meeting of the interdepartmental working group to respond to the situation on the labor market.

At the same time, the number of vacancies on the Job of Russia portal, according to Golikova, exceeds 1.7 million.

Particular attention at the meeting was paid to the discussion of providing housing for employees of defense industry enterprises and their families.

For these purposes, as reported in the prime minister's office, 1 billion rubles are provided.

On January 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the unemployment rate for the year was 3.7%.

According to the Russian leader, according to the latest data, the unemployment rate in Russia is at a historic low.