The Employment Service has found the average age of the unemployed

It appears the most unemployment among middle-aged people. So, in July, their average age was 33.5 years, and unemployed women was lower (they accounted for 45,4%). Youth as among the unemployed is one third, including those aged 15-19 years - 9,3%, 20-24 years - 23,7%, writes "Finmarket citing the Health Ministry. In general, the number of unemployed registered at employment offices for the week from 11 to 17 August fell by 0.9% and as of August 18, 2010 amounted to 1,7% million. For the week of positive trends were observed in 73 regions, especially in republics such as the Altai, North Ossetia, Adygea, and Karelia, the Irkutsk region. Has grown as the number of unemployed only in six regions of Russia: Kamchatka region, Chukotka Autonomous District, Mordovia, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District, Penza and Kursk regions. The total number of laid-off workers since the beginning of October, 2008, rose to 1.32 million people, of which 395.6 thousand were employed, and, 211.8 thousand returned to their former place of work. The number of those who were forced to work part-time work and those who sent in a long vacation, has made 676.2 thousand people.