The number of unemployed in St. Petersburg over six months has grown 7 times

In St. Petersburg, the number of unemployed local residents increased to 102 thousand people. This was said by the chairman of the Committee on Labor and Employment, Dmitry Cherniko.

According to him, at the beginning of 2020, more than 14 thousand unemployed were registered in St. Petersburg. By the beginning of August, their number increased by 7 times - up to 102 thousand people.

According to Cherniko, most of the registered unemployed are Petersburgers, who for some reason did not work until March 1, or worked unofficially. It became more unemployed after the authorities announced the payment of benefits from coronavirus. “These people realized that the employment service is what they need. And they came to us,” the St. Petersburg channel quotes the official.

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The Ministry of Labor of Russia in May reported that since March 2020, more than 735 thousand people have remained without work. In total, there are more than 1.2 million unemployed in the country. In May, Cherniko said that in St. Petersburg the number of unemployed more than 43 thousand. According to the official, the unemployment rate in 1996-1997 was approximately 70 thousand people.