YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT IN UKRAINE IN THE CONDITIONS OF MARTIAL LAW AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEASURES TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT FOR YOUTH

Abstract

In the article, the problems of youth employment during martial law, as well as the causes of youth unemployment and ways to solve them are researched. The attention is focused on the fact that to overcome youth unemployment, it is important to direct the key guidelines of the state youth policy and the employment policy to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal 8, which will involve the gradual transition to a modern innovative model, the priority of which will be a qualified highly paid workforce, and that shall contribute to the reduction of unemployment and the improvement of the living standard of the working population (including youth).The dynamics of the youth number in Ukraine, as well as its distribution by age, were studied. The selection of the most popular specialties chosen by young people was conducted, and their compliance with the needs of the labor market of Ukraine was assessed. It has been proven that when choosing a future profession, the applicants should ask what kinds of specialists will be needed, which will help to avoid the risk of replenishing the unemployment rank, taking into account the fact that there will be significant changes in the professional structure of the labor demand due to the post-war recovery of the country. The statistical data of the number of the officially registered unemployed were researched, TOP –5 the most sought-after vacancies in the labor market at the beginning of 2023, and the salary level, the reason of the refusal by youth from actual vacancies were outlined.It has been proven that the activation of the processes of the youth migration significantly affect the unemployment level in Ukraine. The employment level of youth abroad was assessed. To reduce the youth unemployment level, the authors proposed some measures, including: changing the vector of the career guidance work, monitoring the employers’ expectations and aligning the mastering of the necessary competencies during the profession acquisition; involving the youth in recovery processes under the “Vidnova” program; stimulation of the labor demand through the formation of a state order for the specialties that are strategically important for the country; development of the measures to actively restore the country’s economic potential, which will help to return young people who have forcibly migrated abroad.