OREANDA-NEWS  In the 4th quarter of 2025, the number of layoffs in Russia increased by more than one and a half times (plus 59 percent). The newspaper Vedomosti reports that citizens are being deprived of their jobs more often, citing Rosstat data.

In three months, the number of dismissed Russians has grown to 32.6 thousand people. Their number grew gradually throughout the year, from 21.8 thousand people in the first quarter.

Most often, employees were dismissed in the field of public administration and security, social security (4,900 people), healthcare and social services (4,600 people) and education (3,800 people). Manufacturing industries are also among the leaders (a total of 3,900 people).

According to Victoria Pavlushina, a partner at the Agency for Economic Transformation and Development, it is too early to talk about a systemic deterioration in the labor market. The business is undergoing restructuring in order to optimize spending against the background of high interest rates and restrained investment activity.