June 5 (Reuters) - Russia's unemployment rate dropped to a record low 2.6% in April and real wages soared in March, data published by the federal statistics service showed on Wednesday, highlighting the extent of Russia's tight labour market.
The statistics service, Rosstat, said unemployment dropped to 2.6% in April, a record low. Real wages, which are adjusted for inflation and reported with a one-month lag, leapt 12.9% year-on-year in March, above analysts' expectations.
(Reporting by Alexander Marrow and Darya Korsunskaya; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
