At least 20 million people worldwide lost their jobs as a result of the economic crisis, which began in March 2008. These figures are contained in the report released yesterday by the International Labor Organization (ILO). In the EU were 6.1 million unemployed people. In the U.S. unemployment rate for the first time in the past 26 years has exceeded 10% and now stands at 10,2%. Moreover, the crisis in the labor market has not yet reached its bottom, in contrast to financial and economic crisis.

In Russia the number of unemployed citizens registered with the employment service, as at 9 December 2009 amounted to 2 million 56 thousand people. Last week the number of unemployed citizens registered with employment services increased by 0,7%. However, still almost 500 thousand people are projected vice-premier Alexander Zhukov, Russia, may be dismissed in the near future. According to the official forecast of Ministry of Economic Development, registered unemployment in 2010 will amount to 2,2 million people. Nevertheless, Russia remains one of the lowest levels of official unemployment - 7,6% of the economically active population, which is comparable with Germany. The following figure in Japan (5.3%) and Italy (7.4%). Above France (10%), Canada (8.4%) and Britain (7.8%). But apart from a relatively small number of officially registered unemployed is counted as unemployed by ILO methodology, which is based on surveys of households in the sample survey of national statistical offices. In October 2009, the total number of unemployed by ILO methodology amounted to 5.8 million people, which exceeds the number of unemployed registered at employmend9bt offices 2,6 times.

"While it is impossible to predict how much longer will maintain a high level of unemployment in Russia, - said Mikhail Antontsev, chairman of the commission of the Moscow City Duma on social policy and labor relations. - We can only note with regret that over the past year greatly reduced working capital of enterprises . And while I do not see how to take positive projections that would show a way out of this situation. "Creation - a much longer process than destruction, and for the last crisis was very much ruined that, and so was half-dead condition. Some enterprises have to re-create almost anew," - said Mr. Antontsev.

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