Airat Shafigullin, RT Minister of labour, employment and social care informed that according to the predictions the number of unemployed people in Tatarstan can make 61 000 by the end of 2009.
For January, 1, 2009 25,5 thousand people are unemployed in republic. The unemployment rate is 1,33 % from the number of economically active population (in comparison with 2008 it has increased by 0,07 %).