Level and quality of employment of households with children: (Non-)sustainability and dynamics in the new conditions of Russia’s development

The work is devoted to the study of the labor situation of households with children, as well as its dynamics in the new conditions of Russia's development after 2022. The information base for the research was formed by data from a specially organized survey conducted in 2024 among representatives of households with children using telephone interviews. The paper revealed the actual characteristics of households with children, which make up their socio-demographic and labor potential, determine the employment status of households and their (non-)sustainability, and set objective limits on the rate and quality of employment in households, some of which are beyond economic activity and working age. We carried out the identification of households with children belonging to different groups as the stability of their employment situation decreases, based on a comprehensive assessment. The criteria used for identification were: (I) realization of the household's labor potential, (II) stability and sustainability of employment in the household, and (III) employment potential to ensure the economic sustainability of the household. We determined the scale of these groups among households with children in general and by their types (as of 2024) – with stable, with relatively stable, with partially unstable, and with unstable employment status. The article revealed that the scale of groups among households with children increases with the “transition” from a stable to an unstable employment situation. The research proved that the prevalence of stable employment status reaches the highest values among households with one child (4.6%), unstable employment status among large households (78.8%).