Employment structure transformation through economic activity types perspective

¹ Volgograd Institute of management – branch of The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, 8 Gagarin street, Volgograd, Russia
² Volgograd Institute of management – branch of The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, 8 Gagarin street, Volgograd, Russia
³ Dean of the faculty of Economics Volgograd Institute of management – branch of The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, 8 Gagarin street, Volgograd, Russia
⁴ Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Finance Volgograd Institute of management – branch of The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, 8 Gagarin street, Volgograd, Russia
⁵ Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Finance Volgograd Institute of management – branch of The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, 8 Gagarin street, Volgograd, Russia

^* Corresponding author: chumakova-ea@vlgr.ranepa.ru
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Abstract

The present study was conducted to identify the reasons in modern information society that caused significant changes in the labor market particularly in its industrial structure through the perspective of individuals employed in real and service sectors. The analysis of the employed population`s statistical sample by economic activity type in enlarged groups of industrial and non-industrial spheres of activity over the past 20 years has shown that scientific and technological transformations have led to a significant shift in the employment structure. The research used statistical data comparison of economic activity types and the ratio of the regions employed in real and service sectors. New types of economic activity are emerging and start prevailing inherent exclusively in the current state of economy in the context of digitalization. A significant structural shift has been revealed in the course of the analysis of the employed population by the enlarged industry affiliation, which demonstrates diametrically opposite positions in the overall structure of employment. The resulting ratio allows us to propose and apply the coefficient of the employment structure, demonstrating a multiplier effect on identifying such jobs creation and preservation of which leads to further employment provisioning. The obtained tool allows managing population employment as well as related social and economic processes as migration outflow and population growth in all age groups, population reproduction, expansion and improvement of educational and health services in a particular territory. In addition, application of the developed employment structure tool allows estimating the amount of investment required to solve these issues.