Real salaries grow over 30%, unemployment down 20% in Russia in past 6 years - deputy PM

MOSCOW. March 11 (Interfax) - Unemployment has decreased by 20% in Russia over the past six years, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said.

"Unemployment has decreased by 20% here over the past six years," Golikova told reporters on Monday.

Real salaries have grown over 30% in the past six years, she said.

The average yearly number of employed Russians stands at 73.6 million, Golikova said.