The Labor Market of Ukraine in Modern Conditions: The Problems and Ways to Solve Them

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to identify problems in the labor market of Ukraine in the difficult conditions of today, to find effective directions for their solution and conditions for optimizing the supply and demand of labor. To solve the set tasks, general scientific and special research methods were used, i. e.: generalization, analysis and synthesis, comparison and systematization, observation. The article considers the factors that influenced the emergence of disproportions in the labor market before the war, and expands the list of factors due to those added to the indicated ones after the onset of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation and negatively affect the labor market of Ukraine. A number of functions that the labor market performs during its formation and functioning are listed. The problems that have arisen in the situation with work and internship among the population of Ukraine since the onset of the full-scale war have been identified. The difficulties faced by the respondents when looking for a new job are considered; the priority of actions for the possibility of further employment is specified. Uneven indicators of demand and supply of vacancies in the labor market are indicated. The performance indicators of the State Employment Service after the onset of the war are analyzed and compared with the indicators of the previous period. The article substantiates the importance of a quick reaction on the part of the State, employers and the population to uncontrolled environmental factors. Directions for solving problems to reduce unemployment, achieve a balance between demand and supply of vacancies, and adjust the employment system are proposed.

Keywords

• labor market
• vacancy
• employment of population
• migration
• skills