Ingushetia and Chechnya Unemployment levels highest in Russian Federation

The level of unemployment in the Russian Federation is highest in the Northern Caucasus region. It is twice that of the other regions of the Russian Federation. In the North Caucasus, unemployment is 16.4 percent, while in the rest of the country it is 7.1 percent. The highest levels of unemployment are in Ingushetia – 51 percent and Chechnya 41.4 percent. In Dagestan unemployment is 13.8 percent, Kabardo Balkaria – 10.2 percent, Karachay Cherkesya 9.4 percent.