Regional features of the labor market in the digitalization of the domestic economy

Abstract

The economy's digitalization seems to be the most significant factor in its current development, but the process is unevenly implemented in the regional context, which affects all aspects of market interaction, including the labor market. It affects the market situation, determining the standard of living characteristics in individual territories of the country. Under these conditions, the role of employment centers increases, their functions are expanding and are associated primarily with a reflection of the ongoing qualitative changes in the structure of demand and supply in the labor market of a specific territory based on the existing specialization, areas of production co-operation, structure and level of development of productive forces, taking into account the continuing multi-structured Russian economy. Regional monitoring of the labor market is aimed at assessing the existing features of the labor market of a specific territory, as well as identifying trends that allow forecasting the development vector and determining the most promising areas of training and retraining. Scientific understanding of the results of monitoring by representatives of the educational community and communicating its results allows us to form the potential for mutually beneficial cooperation between employers, the state, employees and specialized educational institutions focused on training the relevant workforce. Labor market monitoring conducted in Taganrog records the changes in the labor economy of the city, and the materials obtained from its results can be used to adjust interaction programs between vocational education institutions, the Administration and the Employment Center of the city, as well as interested employers. The research findings demonstrate the presence of stable tendencies to increase the demand for workers with higher education. As Taganrog is an average Russian city, the findings can be extrapolated to other regions and used in the process of developing mechanisms for government regulation and support for regional labor markets.