Hopes for relief in Russia’s overheated labor market are fading as new data point to persistent worker shortages, continued ...

In 2024, births in Russia fell to 1.22 million — the lowest level since 1999 — while deaths increased by 3.3% annually, to 1.82 million.

The Russian economy is set to need 10 million workers by 2030 – a challenge made more daunting as the country's demographic ...

Moscow is "burning the candle at both ends" by loosening monetary policy to prop up growth and expanding wartime spending, ...

Russia could face a labor shortage of nearly 11 million people by 2030, its labor minister said. Birth rates have plummeted, and labor shortages have worsened because of the war in Ukraine.

Considering Russian President Vladimir Putin was only using the 50-day deadline as an excuse to unleash more destruction on ...

July 30, 2025: Russia is running out of Russians. The Ukraine War hasn’t helped, with losses of over a million dead, badly wounded and deserters. Millions more fled the country to avoid getting ...

Russia's wartime economy, fueled by surging military spending, has produced an illusion of growth, but the reality is grim.

Industrial enterprises needed to scale up production, but the region struggled with a shortage of skilled labor ...