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4.4 Corp profit
4.5 Labour and income
4.5.1 Labour market, unemployment dynamics
Young people aged up to 29 account for over 33% of the total number of unemployed in Russia, Minister of Labor and Social Protection Anton Kotyakov said at a meeting of the State Duma (parliament's lower house) Committee on Labor, Social Policy and Veterans' Affairs on Wednesday. Freelance, remote work and flexible hours are in demand among young people now, he added. "Fundamentally it is in line with the existing trends on the labor market. However, the growth rates of creative industries are not as high today as young people would like them to be," Kotyakov said. The number of officially unemployed in Russia currently stands at 2.1mn, the minister announced on Wednesday. "To date, 2.1mn people are registered by our employment centres," he said.
Half of Ukrainians seeking work abroad want to go to Poland, with two thirds looking for seasonal work, according to an OLX Work survey last month of 7,700 Ukrainian job seekers. The other top two destinations are: the Czech Republic – 11%; and Germany – 9%. The primary reasons are: high salaries in the EU – 60%; and difficult financial situation at home – 39%. Construction and factory work account for half of the jobs sought.
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