Russian Special Economic Zones and Prosperity Analysis
1. General information
c) Population and labor force (at the end of the year)
2014
2015
2016
2017
City
Region
City
Region
City
Region
City
Region
City
2018
Region
Population (thousand)
Population change from previous year (%)
Development of labor force - economically
active population (thousand)
5 192
1 776
5 226
1 779
5 282
1 792
5 352
1 814
5 384
1 848
-
0.7
0.2
1.1
0.7
1.3
1.2
0.6
1.9
2 846
913
2 905
917
2 971
922
2 991
943
3 010
930
Of which unemployed (thousand)
39
43
62
49
50
44
50
45
45
40
Level of unemployment (ILO definition, %)
1.4
4.5
2.1
5.1
1.6
4.6
1.7
4.6
1.5
4.1
Number of pensioners (thousand)
1 409
484
1 443
497
1 481
512
1514
524
1 548
536
8%
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Both, St. Petersburg and Leningrad region are doing quite good
St. Petersburg is even having a constant labor shortage
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Unemployment rate
6%
5.6%
5.2%
5.5%
5.2%
4.8%
•
Both regions are constantly developing and new districts are build in
Leningrad region, because the city of St. Petersburg is running out of
space
5.1%
4%
4.5%
4.6%
4.6%
4.1%
2.1%
Leningrad region is also the only Federal subject out of 85* subjects,
which government is completely located on a territory of another one
1.6%
1.7%
2%
1.4%
1.5%
St. Petersburg
Leningrad region
Russia
0%
UNIVERSITY
OF TURKU
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
*the international community does not
5
Petrostat 2019, Rosstat 2019,
recognize Crimea and City of Sevastopol as a part of Russia
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