Supportive technological solutions to issues of regional labor market

The modern labor market in the Russian regions is characterized by growing territorial asymmetry, structural imbalances, and rising level of frictional and long-term unemployment. Under the aforementioned conditions, digital technologies become increasingly important in the transformation of the labor market mechanisms. The article seeks to evaluate the role of contemporary technological solutions in alleviating tensions within regional labor markets and to define their influence on the employment efficiency and adaptability of economic systems. The tasks of the research are studying the regional labor market challenges; covering the peculiarities of the state-of-the-art technological solutions and their feasibility in mitigating the labor market tension; and developing guidelines for application of the specified techniques in addressing the structural issues of the regional labor market in Russia. The paper utilizes such statistical methods as comparative analysis of regional parameters, calculation of the variability index to assess labor market segmentation, and regression analysis. As a result, the work demonstrates a substantial gap in the duration of job search and general and long-term unemployment rate between core (Moscow and Moscow Oblast) and peripheral areas of the Central Federal District. This fact confirms the existence of distinct territorial asymmetry in the District’s labor market. Furthermore, regression analysis shows that the increase in internet users exercises positive influence on the listed manifestations. The authors underline the specifics of the Central Federal District labor market, i.e. structural and frictional imbalances with consistent population engagement in economic activities. Thus, comprehensive implementation of digital technologies and institutional mechanisms is required to reduce regional disparities and advance the efficiency of the labor market.

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