Regulation of the staffing system of the economy at the regional level

The transition to an innovative economy, the development of a knowledge-intensive manufacturing sector and the digital transformation of the main industries require the involvement of qualified personnel and the formation of new high-performance jobs. Ensuring the need of the economy for personnel is an important task at the state level and also the main component of the mechanism for managing the labor potential of the region, the basis for its sustainable and intensive economic growth. In this regard, the problem of managing the regional staffing system is becoming increasingly important. The article considers various approaches to the interpretation of the concept of staffing, highlights the constituent elements of the staffing process in their relationship with the problems of personnel training and labor market regulation. The assessment of the main models of regulation of the regional system of staffing the economy, used in practice, is conducted; their advantages and disadvantages are revealed. A structural and functional model for regulating the process of staffing the economy of the region is developed. It is based on: the customer (industry associations of employers), the consolidating body (industry council of clusters) and the contractor (educational organizations). The model allows to fully implement the principle of social partnership, consider the interests of all interacting institutional entities, and balance out supply and demand in the regional labor market.