RF govt presidium to consider measures to reduce jobless rate.

MOSCOW, June 14 (Itar-Tass) - The Russian Government Presidium on
Tuesday will consider measures to reduce unemployment, to implement
Federal purpose-oriented investment programmes in the first quarter of
2011, and Russia's participation in financing the Fund for the
capitalization of Russian banks.
Tatyana Golikova, Minister of Health and Social Development, will be
the rapporteur on the agenda item concerning efforts to ease strain on
the labour market, a government press service official said.
The implementation of additional measures under regional programmes
aimed at reducing unemployment in 2009-2010 resulted in averting an
uncontrolled increase in unemployment rate, forecast in most regions (The
number of jobless registered by the agencies of employment services
decreased from 2.3 million as of the beginning of 2010 to 1.6 million as
of January 2011; the registered unemployment rate diminished from 2.8
percent to 2.1 percent of the economically active population), and in
checking the dismissal of about 2.8 million workers, thereby easing
tension on the labour market and maintaining social stability in society.
In 2011, the implementation of regional programmes will be continued.
Provision has been made in the Federal budget for the allocation of 27,800
million roubles for these purposes.