– The demand for an additional labor force is 2.4 million people, and according to some experts, up to 3 million people. It is obvious that we will not be able to solve this problem by 2030 by an increase in work efficiency or other means, including any extending of working time – said Szochin quoted by the TASS agency.
At the same time, he emphasized that the key instrument of exit from the crisis may be to download more foreigners to Russia. “The regulation of the migrants attracting process is one of the key elements of the labor market,” he said.
There is not for the first time about frame deficiencies in RSPP. In June, a member of the board of the Union of Andrey Komarow proposed the creation of secondary vocational education institutions in “friendly” countries to educate employees for Russian enterprises. India indicated as the most appropriate place for the implementation of such a project. Education Minister Sergei Krawcow supported this initiative. In turn, the head of the Ural Chamber of Industry and Commerce Andrey Besedin stated in July that By the end of the year, he plans to bring about a million employees from India to Russia.
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According to data from the University of Economics, by the end of 2024, 2.6 million people will lack on the Russian market – by 17 percent. more than a year ago and this is a record indicator. The deficiency of employees in industry (391 thousand people), trade (347 thousand) and transport (219 thousand) are particularly severe. The authors of the study explained this situation with a series of factors, of which the decrease in the influx of migrants turned out to be the key.
After the terrorist attack in Crokus City Hall, the Russian authorities tightened the migration regulations in the country, which not only hindered paid immigrants to enter it, but also accelerated their outflow. The Ministry of the Interior announced that only 2 million migrants left Russia during the year.
An additional pressure on the labor market is exerted by the war in Ukraine, started by Vladimir Putin. According to official data in 2022, the Kremlin mobilized about 300,000 men, and in the years 2023–2024 – another 740 thousand According to estimates of the analytical project Re: Russia, in the first half of 2025 about 200,000 Russian residents concluded agreements with the Ministry of Defense. Moreover, according to various estimates from 650 thousand. Up to 1.1 million Russians left the country, not wanting to participate in mobilization and protesting against the Kremlin's actions.
