NewsRussian defense industry hit by critical workforce shortfall
Russian defense industry hit by critical workforce shortfall
The Russian defense industry has been increasing production for years. However, this sector may soon face the prospect of having to halt further growth due to a lack of specialists. Reportedly, there are as many as 400,000 vacancies.
The chairman of the Russian State Duma Control Commission discussed the workforce shortage in the defense industry on Wednesday.
As reported by the Interfax agency, Oleg Morozov stated that, based on some estimates, the Russian defense industry is expected to face a shortage of approximately 400,000 specialists shortly.
Morozov attributes this situation to an "excess of students in the humanities" and a "shortage of students in engineering fields."
Workers have gone to the front. Massive staff shortages in Russia
The lack of workers in Russia is affecting not only the defense industry. The forced mobilization and departure of hundreds of thousands of Russians to the front have also caused shortages in other, less specialized sectors.
For years, a major issue in the Russian labor market has been a low birth rate.
