21 November 2007
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• Source: RosBusinessConsulting

Russia placed fifth in terms of unemployment among Group of Eight (G8) countries in September, the Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) reported. The unemployment rate was higher than Russia’s (5.7 percent) in France (8.6 percent), Germany (8.4 percent), Italy (6 percent), and Canada (5.9 percent). Unemployment was also fairly high in the UK (5.4 percent). The jobless rate was the lowest among G8 states in Japan (4 percent), with the US in second place (4.7 percent).

Filed by Cliff Vanderlinden under Employment