Workforce deficit in Russia reaches nearly five million report

The unsatisfied demand for workers is stalling economic growth, a researcher says

The Russian economy is suffering from a shortage of skilled labor according to a recent study by Nikolay Akhapkin, a researcher at the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). Published in the RAS Herald earlier this week, it shows that as of the end of 2023, Russia will be short approximatel