The paper analyzes on the basis of survey statistics the financial situation of industrial enterprises in Russia depending on the staffing of production capacities and labor force in relation to the demand for their products. It is shown that over the last three decades the breakdown of Russian enterprises by the degree of staffing with production resources has changed significantly: the share of the balanced group has increased with a simultaneous reduction in the share of overstaffed producers. The study is based on the survey statistics of the Russian Economic Barometer for almost 30 years.