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It noted that Labour Minister Anton Kotyakov had said that workforce shortages were felt hard in the manufacturing, construction and transportation sectors, forcing companies to raise wages to try to attract more employees.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-short-around-48-million-workers-2023-crunch-persist-izvestia-2023-12-24/ Russia short of around 4.8 million workers in 2023, crunch to persist - Izvestia]</ref>}}

It noted that Labour Minister Anton Kotyakov had said that workforce shortages were felt hard in the manufacturing, construction and transportation sectors, forcing companies to raise wages to try to attract more employees.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-short-around-48-million-workers-2023-crunch-persist-izvestia-2023-12-24/ Russia short of around 4.8 million workers in 2023, crunch to persist - Izvestia]</ref>}}

== Russia's labor shortages in the oil and gas industry ==

=== Russia's labor shortages in the oil and gas industry ===

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