Unemployment Rate in Russia decreased to 5.30 percent in April of 2014 from 5.40 percent in March of 2014. Unemployment Rate in Russia averaged 8.06 Percent from 1993 until 2014, reaching an all time high of 14.10 Percent in February of 1999 and a record low of 4.90 Percent in January of 1993. Unemployment Rate in Russia is reported by the Federal State Statistics Service. Russia's unemployment is average, not low or high. The unemployment goes right along with the business cycle, when it is a expansion, the unemployment rate is low. When it is a depression, the unemployment rate is high. When the unemployment rate is low, there are more people working. When more people have jobs, they spend more. When they spend more, the GDP shows growth.
However the unemployment rate in the United States decreased to 6.7% in December of 2013 from 7 percent in November of 2013. Unemployment Rate in the United States is reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The U.S. has a lower employment rate which is much closer to the natural unemployment rate of 2-5%. Therefore, the U.S. has more people employed and more spending than Russia, which contributes to the higher GDP in the U.S.