Rural labour market of the central Russia: state and problems

Today one of the relevant problems of the economy is the absence of highly qualified specialists in all areas and a rapid low skilled migrant influx, which in its turn leads to an increase in the budgetary burden. The aim of this study was to trace the changes in the labour market status that have occurred in the rural areas of the Central Federal District during the implementation of the target programs, as well as identifying the key issues of the labour market in rural territories. The assessment of the current state of the rural labour market was conducted using targets of the strategy of sustainable development of rural territories. The study of the dynamics of labour market indicators over the past 7 years allowed the authors to identify the major trends and challenges of the modern labour market. The study was conducted on the example of the Central Federal District. The basis of this work was the materials of the Federal service of state statistics, as well as normative legal acts of the Russian Federation. The methods of analysis and synthesis, monographic and comparative method as well as logical analysis were used in the paper. A strategic SWOT analysis of the development of the labour market on the example of the municipal formation "The City of Vyazniki" was conducted. The researches helped to identify the most relevant problems of labour and employment of the rural population: wide spread of informal labour practices; breach of contract; reduction of qualitative characteristics of workplaces and labour force; low remuneration of labour; strengthening of the interregional competition on labour markets, growth of the outflow of highly qualified personnel to the regions with higher level of remuneration.