Russia first facing situation when all economic resources employed — Central Bank chief

Business & Economy November 19, 15:01

Elvira Nabiullina also pointed to low unemployment of 2.4%

MOSCOW, November 19. /TASS/. Russia is for the first time in a situation when all economic resources are employed with unemployment being record low at 2.4%, Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said.

"We are for the first time in a situation when almost all resources in the economy are employed. And we have never seen such low unemployment of 2.4%," she said at a plenary session in the State Duma (lower house of the parliament).

According to the regulator’s polls, 73% percent of enterprises currently experience the shortage of staff.

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