Russia registered a positive migration balance in January-April 2019, surpassing indices posted in previous ten years. The number of foreign migrant workers in Russia went up slightly, while the share of legal migrant workers decreased

In the report processes of labor migration in Russia and their influence on all-Russian and regional labor markets are considered. The main attention is paid to two types of labor migration – internal (the citizens of Russia working in the regions other than their permanent residence), and...

In January–October 2017, households' real disposable cash income fell by 1.3% as compared to the relevant period of 2016. It is noteworthy that real accrued wages rose by 3.0%, while the real size of assigned pensions, by 3.9%. During the fi rst three quarters of 2017, Rb 6.4 trillion worth of...

The retirement age raise is bound to create certain risks for the labor market. Nevertheless, statistics point to the existence of an informal agreement between employees and employers that the retirement age should mark the end of an employment history. If such is the case, a raised retirement...

If real wages continue to follow the ongoing trend, it would take three years for compensation of employees in the Russian economy to return to what it was prior to crisis. An analysis shows that wages have been hit hardest in state-financed sectors and in construction. In 2010–2014, wages...

In 2016, almost all the main labor market indicators, that is, wages and salaries, the level of the rate of unemployment and the share of part-time employment are close to the levels of 2015. The labor market virtually stands still in a state of shaky equilibrium. However, there are serious...

Since November 2014, the population's real disposable money income have been steadily on the decline. Data for January – September 2015 point to a rising poverty rate. In 2015, the share of personal income spent on commodities and services hit its record low of the past 16 years. The share of...