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The number of officially registered unemployed in Russia since April 1 has grown by more than 3.5 times, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said during a meeting on the situation on the labor market.
According to him, the fight against unemployment is the primary task of the government.
“Since April 1, the number of people who have been officially registered with the employment service as unemployed has grown by more than 3.5 times. But, judging by the data of the Ministry of Labor, a sharp, explosive increase in unemployment was avoided, ”Mishustin said.
He noted that the Cabinet has taken a whole range of measures.
Earlier, Minister of Labor and Social Protection Anton Kotyakov said that peak negative impact coronavirus pandemic to the labor market has passed.
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