the people of russia
russia's unemployment rateRussia’s current unemployment rate is 5.8%. Russia reached its most recent highest unemployment rate in March 2015 at an unemployment rate of 5.9%, and reached its most recent lowest unemployment rate in September 2015 at an unemployment rate of 5.2%. Russia’s cyclical unemployment occured from January 2015 to October 2015. Russia’s unemployment rate increased from January 2015 to March 2015, from 5.5% to 5.9%, then decreased from March 2015 to September 2015, from 5.9% to 5.2%, then increased from September 2015 to October 2015, from 5.2% back to 5.5%. Russia’s unemployment rate is about 1.16 times larger than the US’s.
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Percentage of Population under Poverty LineRussia’s current population under the poverty line is less than 11%. Russia’s highest percentage of its population under the poverty line (in the 20th century) was 35% in 2000, and decreased to 11% in 2013, and is still decreasing. Russia’s population under the poverty is about 1.37 times smaller than the US’s.
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russia's Literacy Rate and Education ExpendituresRussia’s current literacy rate is 99.68%. Russia’s literacy rate currently the higher than any other country. Russia’s literacy rate in 1998 was 97.9%, and has been rising since then. Russia’s literacy rate is 1.16 times larger than the U.S.
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