The number of officially registered unemployed in the Crimea and Sevastopol since the occurrence of these regions in Russia fell by more than 11%, informs the Ministry of the Russian Federation.

"If the situation on 1 April 2014, the number of officially registered unemployed in the Crimean Federal district was 20, 4 thousand people, by 1 February 2015 their number was reduced to 18, 1 thousand people ", - said in the report.

Republic of the Crimea and located on the Crimean Peninsula Sevastopol became the Russian regions according to the results of the referendum on 16 March 2014, more than 90% of participants who voted for the integration of these areas from Ukraine and reunification with Russia.

Two days after the vote, 18 March 2015, In the leadership of the Russian Federation signed an agreement on joining regions in Russia - Crimea has the status of a Republic, Sevastopol - the status of a city of Federal importance (along with Moscow and St. Petersburg).

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