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Labor supply and economic activity reserves of the irkutsk oblast population

The paper considers the dynamics of spatial redistribution of labor resour­ces in Irkutsk Oblast, characteristics of labor supply and possible reserves of economic activity. The choice of this region derived from the fact that Irkutsk Oblast concentrates problems typical of many regions of Siberia and the Far East (high dispersion of settlement, migration outflow and relatively high unemployment). We show how migration affects the age structure of the region population and give the characteristics of jobs and employment by type of set­tlements, as well as the features of unemployment. Data collected in so­ciological studies show that, starting from the age of 45, the share of emp­loyment monotonically decreases while the proportion of people who do not want to work increases. At the same time, there exists a strong group ofpotential labor-force participants (age group of 61 to 63 years) who would like to work. An analysis of labor force participation at older ages captures differences in the levels of participation by types of settlements. As factors limiting the par­ticipation, we consider job characteristics, the prevalence of labor commuting and rotation-based work, and weak demand in the labor market. The article outlines the assumptions about reserves of economic activity in the region and the conditions for their utilization

Kirillova M. K. kirillovamk@yandex.ru

Keywords: labor migration labor force unemployment economic activity of the population labor market Irkutsk Oblast