* Excluding data on the Crimean Federal District.
Data refers to the retail trade, excluding the sale of motor vehicles and motorcycles, and the repair of household and personal goods.
Figures for years prior to 2018 were obtained from previous reports by the source.
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Average number of employees in the retail trade in Russia 2013-2020
The number of employees in the retail trade business increased up until peaking in 2016 at approximately *** million workers. The figures have been in decline since then. By 2020, there was an average of nearly *** million employees in the Russian retail trade.
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Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (May 31, 2021). Average annual number of employees in retail trade organizations in Russia from 2013 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/836158/number-of-retail-trade-employees-russia/
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