Employment in rural Russia

The article provides a multi-dimensional analysis of the employment situation in the rural areas of the Russian Federation. It presents the dynamics of employment levels and general unemployment of the rural population in the period of 2000-2017. The groupings of the subjects of the Russian Federation by the levels of employment of the rural population and the general unemployment in rural settlements are given, indicating a large regional differentiation. The features of the rural labor market in Russia are revealed, under which accounting for the unemployed according to the methodology of the International Labor Organization distorts the perception of the real scale of rural unemployment. The gap between general and registered unemployment is shown, indicating that the majority of rural unemployed are outside the state-regulated labor market. The problem of material support for the unemployed is analyzed. The main goal of the state employment policy in the rural territories of Russia and the main organizational and economic mechanisms to achieve it have been formulated.