Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Olga Izryadnova Author-Name-First: Olga Author-Name-Last: Izryadnova Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: Labor market: employment, unemployment and shortage of personnel Abstract: The labor market in Russia in recent years evidences specific features of the demographic wave, changes in migration flows and growing demand for labor while business activity in the economy is recovering. The structure of labor supply and demand in the previous five years was significantly influenced, firstly, by the active development of providing goods and services in online formats, remote and platform employment, and secondly, by sanctions shocks resulting in the expansion and creation of new niches and jobs in industry, in transport and logistics and foreign trade facilities, and in the sphere of information and financial services. Classification-JEL: J21, J23, J26 Keywords: Russian economy, labor market, unemployment, employment Creation-Date: 2025 Revision-Date: 2025 Length: 3 pages File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/ppaper/ppaper-2025-1421.pdf File-Format: application/pdf File-Function: Revised Version, 2025 Handle: RePEc:gai:ppaper:ppaper-2025-1421