EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROFITABILITY FACTORS THE POPULATION OF RURAL AREAS (BASED ON THE RESULTS SURVEY OF VILLAGE HEADS)

DOI 10.32651/2110-97

Issue № 10, 2021, article № 16, pages 97-102

Section: Social problems of rural territories

Language: Russian

Original language title: ФАКТОРЫ РАЗВИТИЯ ЗАНЯТОСТИ И ПОВЫШЕНИЯ ДОХОДНОСТИ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ СЕЛЬСКИХ ТЕРРИТОРИЙ (ПО РЕЗУЛЬТАТАМ АНКЕТИРОВАНИЯ СЕЛЬСКИХ СТАРОСТ)

Keywords: RURAL AREAS, EMPLOYMENT, INCOME, QUESTIONNAIRES, ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT, VILLAGE HEADS

Abstract: The attraction of labour resources to rural areas is limited by the low level of profitability of rural residents. The task of the modern period is to change the situation; the development of rural areas is one of the priorities. The study assessed the factors of employment and profitability of the rural population based on a survey of 459 respondents (rural elders of the region). The survey showed that the majority of the rural population (47.5%) is involved in the field of personal subsidiary farming; only 17.2% are engaged in crop production and animal husbandry. The average income level has increased in recent years, but remains low. 43.3% of respondents noted that the majority of the population of settlements are poor. The main source of income for families is wages (35.7% of respondents). A significant share is accounted for by income from additional work – 9%. The main activity of obtaining additional income is employment in a personal subsidiary farm – 66.6%. According to 63% of respondents, additional work allows rural residents to receive an income of up to 5 thousand roubles per month. Comprehensive diversification of the rural economy, support for farming and alternative forms of employment, self-employment in rural areas will smooth out the negative trends in the decline in the overall level of employment and generate additional income.

Authors: Postnova Marina Viktorovna, Smirnova Elena Anatolevna, Aleksandrova Natalia Rodionovna