Територіальний розподіл населення і трудових ресурсів Чернігівської області: просторово-часові трансформації, зумовлені повномасштабним воєнним вторгненням

Abstract

Chernihiv region – the third largest by territory in Ukraine, ranks among the lowest population size. It directly experienced the full-scale invasion of Ukrainian territory by russian armed forces on February 24, 2022. This led to massive migration movements within the country and beyond its borders. In the Chernihiv region, these movements took one of the most threatening forms. Prior to the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war, this region was characterized by depopulation, which occurred both through natural population reduction and mechanical movement. The security factor, determined by its proximity to the state border with the aggressor state and belarus, thus posing a high threat of shelling, presents new challenges for the region. As of February 1, 2022, the population of the region was 957,665 people. This population was distributed very unevenly. All of the aforementioned factors determined the choice of the research object, which focuses on the population and labor resources of the Chernihiv region. This publication characterizes the features of their territorial distribution and the changes they undergone due to the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war. The study involved collecting data on the population and labor resources of the Chernihiv region, which entailed processing and forming a proprietary database. The collected data was presented in the form of graphical materials using the QGIS application. Based on these statistical data and information from official sources, an analysis of the population and available labor resources of the Chernihiv region was conducted. Spatial differences in employment opportunities were investigated, and factors determining the existing disparities were identified. Among the districts of the region, three groups can be distinguished by population, labor resources, and employment opportunities: the first group includes the Chernihiv district (western part), the second group includes the Nizhyn and Pryluky (southeastern part), and the third group includes the Koriukivka and Novgorod-Siverskyi districts (northeastern part). In term of the total number of new vacancies in settlements, the existence of the Chernihiv-Nizhyn-Pryluky axis can be highlighted, which serves as a center of attraction for the labor resources of the region.