THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES TO THE ANALYSIS OF LABOR MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS UNDER INCREASING MIGRATION PROCESSES

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Abstract. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the content, structure and signifi cance of the labor market competitiveness in preserving the human potential of the national economy under conditions of instability. The research methods used include methods of fundamental economic science, comparative analysis, and a systemic approach. The main theoretical and conceptual approaches to understanding the essence and structural elements of the labor market competitiveness are systematized, and the author’s concept of the studied issue is developed. It is found that the structure of labor market competitiveness is shaped by economic parameters (competitiveness of labor force, jobs, labor performance, motivation, institutional support). In the sectoral aspect, it is possible to consider the competitiveness of the labor markets of individual industries and sectors of the economy. At the same time, the competitiveness of global, national, regional and local labor markets, labor markets of urban/rural, border/remote, stable/depressed areas is based on spatial characteristics. A qualitative approach to constructing the category of labor market competitiveness involves a set of specifi c features that determine it, in particular: quality, fl exibility, balance, stability, resilience of the labor market and safety (security) at work. The transformations of the labor market and human capital structure, which occur under the infl uence of migration, basically refer to gender-age and professional-qualifi cation changes of the economically active population, to restructuring of the labor market conditions, to the changes in the market fl exibility, resilience, effi ciency, safety and functionality. The decisive role of the labor market as a determinant of economic competitiveness and migration security of the state has been proven. It is found that under current geopolitical conditions and with the new stage of the European integration development of Ukraine, increasing the competitiveness of the domestic labor market can act as one of the mechanisms of socio-economic convergence of Ukraine and the European Union. Keywords: human resources, labor market, migration, competitiveness, security, conceptual basis.