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Table 4 Employment status, sectors and occupations, year 2009

From: Russian migrants to Russia: assimilation and local labor market effects

 

Lived in the same region of Russia since 1989

Migrated within Russia since 1989

Migrated to Russia since 1989

Current employment status (percentage of all locals/immigrants):

 Student

9.7

1.6

0.8

 Unable to work for health reasons, disabled

1.5

1.5

2.1

 Retired and not working

22.3

17.3

22.9

 On maternity or childcare leave, housewife

4.1

7.1

4.9

 Temporarily not employed for other reasons and looking for a job

4.1

4.4

4.6

 Temporarily not employed for other reasons and not looking for a job

4.6

3.7

3.9

 A farmer

0.1

0.1

0.3

 An entrepreneur

1.7

1.7

5.2

 Working at an enterprise, organization, collective farm, state farm or cooperative

47.3

56.2

48.5

 Working at some other place than an enterprise, organization, collective farm, state farm or cooperative

4.5

6.2

7.0

Sector of employment:

 Industry

19.6

14.4

12.6

 Construction

9.1

9.3

13.4

 Transportation, Communication

8.8

9.1

12.6

 Agriculture

4.7

7.6

3.4

 Government and Public Administration

7.0

11.0

6.3

 Education

10.0

11.3

9.6

 Public Health

7.4

6.6

6.3

 Trade, Consumer Services

20.4

18.9

20.9

 Other

13.0

11.8

15.1