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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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Earlier, the head of the Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, said that the shortage of personnel is the main problem of the Russian economy. According to the representative of the Bank of Russia, for further economic growth, it is necessary to ensure not the availability of money and loans, but to increase labor productivity.<ref>[https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/tek/in-russia-the-shortage-of-personnel-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry-was-assessed/article1494706/ ''In Russia, the shortage of personnel in the oil and gas industry was assessed''], Oreana News, 2023</ref>}}

Earlier, the head of the Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, said that the shortage of personnel is the main problem of the Russian economy. According to the representative of the Bank of Russia, for further economic growth, it is necessary to ensure not the availability of money and loans, but to increase labor productivity.<ref>[https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/tek/in-russia-the-shortage-of-personnel-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry-was-assessed/article1494706/ ''In Russia, the shortage of personnel in the oil and gas industry was assessed''], Oreana News, 2023</ref>}}

==== Military recruitment in Russia aggravates Russia's labor shortages in oil industry. Russian backlash due to  terrorist attack in Moscow causes many migrants to return home ====

=== Military recruitment in Russia aggravates Russia's labor shortages in oil industry. Russian backlash due to  terrorist attack in Moscow causes many migrants to return home ===

On April 5, 2024, Reuters reported:

On April 5, 2024, Reuters reported: