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The total number of unemployed people in Russia counted by methodology of the International Labour Organization (ILO) increased by five percent in November 2009, as compared to the previous month, and amounted to 6.131 million, which totalled 8.1 percent of Russia's able-bodied citizens, the Prime Tass economic news agency said, quoting a regular report of the Federal State Statistics Service.
The total number of officially registered jobless people in Russia went up by 1.3 percent in November 2009 as against October, and amounted to 2.041 million people, Prime Tass said, adding that 1.8 million of that number received unemployment allowances.
The total number of Russia's unemployed people increased by 15.9 percent in November 2009, as compared to the same period of 2008, the economic news agency said.
In addition, the total number of Russia's officially registered jobless people went up by 56.5 percent in the period under review, Prime Tass said.
Source: ITAR-TASS - World Service Wire
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