Impact of economy digitalization on the labour market of Irkutsk oblast

Modern economy is following the path of widespread use of digital technologies that completely change many business processes. The study of the impact of digitalization on labour market, in particular on the level of employment and unemployment, is the most relevant today. Correlation analysis allows us to single out the main factors that characterize the processes of economy digitalization affecting the unemployment rate in Irkutsk Oblast. Time-series analysis is used to predict the labour market behavior. Based on the economet-ric research, we have identified the elements of digitalization that have the strongest impact on the employment rate of population in Irkutsk Oblast. The data analysis made it possible to show the inconsistency of the hypothesis about the negative impact of economy digital transformation on the level of population employment