North Caucasus regions lead in official unemployment rates
According to the results of the fourth quarter of 2025, the North Caucasus regions ranked last in Russia's unemployment rankings, according to a RIA Novosti study. Ingushetia had the worst rate: 25.5% of the economically active population was unemployed, and the job search period lasted 5.8 months.
Also at the bottom of the list were Dagestan (11.2% unemployed), Karachay-Cherkessia (7.1%), and North Ossetia-Alania (6.4%). Kabardino-Balkaria demonstrated the fastest decline in unemployment in the country – by 2.5%, while Karachay-Cherkessia recorded the highest increase – by 1.8%.
The regions with the lowest unemployment rates were Moscow (0.8%), Kaluga Oblast (0.9%), and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (1%). The overall rate for Russia in the fourth quarter of 2025 was 2.2%.
