Unemployment has become a topic of discussion for more than half of Russians.

KommentariiOdnim mahom27.01.2009Za day worldwide company laid off 85 thousand person The number of Russians who are actively debating the topic of unemployment in January 2009 increased compared to October 2008, from the All-Russian Research Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM). In January, the proportion of respondents was 58 per cent to 41 per cent in October 2008. Another 16 percent of Russians said that talk of unemployment actively in their environment, but they they shall not take part.
In doing so, 52 percent of Russians believe that their company may be downsizing. The proportion of respondents fell compared to December 2008, when the possible reductions, said 65 percent of those surveyed. In addition, the proportion of those who felt the loss of work is quite possible, dropped from 48 per cent in December last year to 27 per cent in January 2009. The proportion of respondents who felt the loss of the remote, has risen from 13 percent in December to 35 percent in January.
52 percent of those surveyed said they believe the possible deterioration of the economic situation of the company, which worked. This deterioration is expected in the next two to three months. In December 2008, on the said 69 per cent of Russians. The number of respondents who faced delays in the payment of wages, in January 2009 had risen to 13 per cent compared to 10 per cent in December last year. A further 34 per cent of Russians believe that the delay of their salaries to the company are possible.
4 February, 2009 First Vice Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said Russia, the number of "hidden unemployment" in Russia is 645 thousand people, and their number in the current year will increase by one million people. The term "hidden unemployed" are people who have incomplete schedules or who are on unpaid leave to deal with the employer. At the end of January 2009, the number of officially registered unemployed persons was 1.55 million, bringing the total number - about six million people.