{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ru-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ru-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ru-employment-rate/","title":"Russia Employment Rate (2025)","description":"Russia's Employment Rate: 59.8 % of total population ages 15+ in 2025, -0.5pp YoY. World Bank (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Russia","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Russia","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Russia Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS?locations=RU"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Russia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Russia (2025)","value":"59.8","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Russia Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":63.442},{"period":"1992","value":62.451},{"period":"1993","value":60.084},{"period":"1994","value":56.844},{"period":"1995","value":55.61},{"period":"1996","value":54.55},{"period":"1997","value":52.07},{"period":"1998","value":50.408},{"period":"1999","value":53.268},{"period":"2000","value":54.789},{"period":"2001","value":54.567},{"period":"2002","value":55.546},{"period":"2003","value":55.057},{"period":"2004","value":55.87},{"period":"2005","value":56.574},{"period":"2006","value":56.908},{"period":"2007","value":58.303},{"period":"2008","value":58.668},{"period":"2009","value":57.458},{"period":"2010","value":58.007},{"period":"2011","value":58.803},{"period":"2012","value":59.511},{"period":"2013","value":59.4},{"period":"2014","value":59.562},{"period":"2015","value":59.183},{"period":"2016","value":59.357},{"period":"2017","value":59.222},{"period":"2018","value":59.403},{"period":"2019","value":58.913},{"period":"2020","value":57.939},{"period":"2021","value":59.024},{"period":"2022","value":59.541},{"period":"2023","value":60.224},{"period":"2024","value":60.322},{"period":"2025","value":59.809}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population ages 15+"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"59.8","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"60.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"60.2","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"59.5","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"59.0","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"57.9","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"58.9","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"59.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"59.2","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"59.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"59.2","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"59.6","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"59.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"59.5","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"58.8","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"58.0","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"57.5","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"58.7","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"58.3","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"56.9","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the employment-to-population ratio in Russia (share of 15+ population employed) from 1990 to present. Compare to ILO global benchmarks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 63.4 % of total population ages 15+ in 1991 and reached its lowest recorded value of 50.4 in 1998. The latest reading of 59.8 in 2025 represents a change of -0.5pp."}]}