Modern trends of labour market and problems of professional advancement in the conditions of growing unemployment

The article analyzes the labour market situation in Russia in the face of the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the fall in energy prices. We consider the requirements of the modern labour market for competency and personal qualities of professionals. The attention is focused on self-marketing tools as an important communication technology used in a competitive environment of labour market. We have rested argument on the need for employees to acquire additional competencies in the spread of alternative forms of employment. The article discusses the issues of labour market regulations, as well as the main measures of government support for the most affected industries, including measures aimed at maintaining employment. An analysis of the data from the Federal State Statistics Service have shown the current problems in the Russian labour market