Rising unemployment fuels social tensions in Russia
February 23rd, 2010
Official unemployment climbed a full percentage point in Russia during the month of January and now stands at 9.2 percent. Despite government claims that the recession is over, the state statistics agency Rosstat reported that a further 630,000 people lost their jobs last month. Economists, using the methods employed by the International Labour Organisation, say the total number of jobless is close to 6.8 million.
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