30 Nov 2010 12:21

Unemployment in Russia down 2 mln from crisis peak - Medvedev

MOSCOW. Nov 30 (Interfax) - Russia has around 5 million unemployed, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in his address to the Federal Assembly.

"We now have around 5 million unemployed. In other words, unemployment has fallen by around 2 million since its crisis peak. This is a considerable achievement," he said.