Unemployment in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

The article analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy and the labor market in the world and in the Russian Federation. The main issue is the impact of the crisis on the structure of the economy and the demand for labor in the context of types of employment and professional qualification groups of employees. The relevance of the topic and the novelty of the work consists in the fact that the article examines the changes that have occurred in the labor market and in the field of employment in connection with the crisis phenomena of 2020.