The following year, the unemployed will be more than 2 million people

In 2009 in Russia, the Russian Federation the number of unemployed will reach 2,1-2,2 million people, experts said the Health Ministry . While in the past year the forecast was 1.6 million. "To date we have not gone beyond that volume, which predicted the formation of the 2008 budget - 1.6 million people," - said Minister of Health and Social Development Tatyana Golikova. Today, the number of unemployed who are registered with employment services, totals 1 million 454 thousand people. Health Ministry of Russia constantly monitors the labor market. While the monitoring data, 40% of laid-off people can not find a job. The total number of employees who were in simply the fault of the administration, working part time as well as employees who were granted leave by the administration, according to various estimates, approximately 250,000 people. Recall that, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov, "on 10 thousand enterprises surveyed In January-February released 270,000 workers. "Over the last week of December most of the unemployed registered in the Leningrad region, Trans-Baikal Territory, the Amur, Chelyabinsk, Tver, Orenburg, Vologda regions. Some regions are trying to solve the problem of growing unemployment, for example, of St. Petersburg stated that the unemployed can receive grants of 300,000 rubles to start their own business. Such a project prepared by the Committee for Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Trade of the city.