Putin and his officials proudly claim that unemployment in Russia remains at a low 2.2 percent, but that figure captures only a small portion of those without work, Valentin Katasonov. It fails to include those who haven’t registered as unemployed with the authorities or those who are listed as employed but don’t have real full-time work.

It is likely true that only 2.2 percent of the Russian workforce has registered with the government as unemployed, the Moscow economist and commentator........

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