Some theoretical aspects of the regional labor market forecasting

This article discusses some of the theoretical and methodological aspects of forecasting, the notion of process and types of forecasting. Modern system of the labor market forecasting is analyzed. The process of the regional labor market forecasting is provided. Conclusions about certain restrictions of the labor resources balance forecast method are made. In order to improve the forecast system, introduction of the marketing approach, marketing researches of demand and offer at the regional labor market, is proposed and justified. Marketing researches allow providing quantitative and qualitative evaluations of the labor market conjuncture in the middle-term prospect, as well as developing the tools of affecting demand and offer at the labor market.

forecasting, vacancies, balance, employment, unemployment, labor market, imbalance of the labor market, labor market regulation, labor resources, conjuncture of the labor market, regional labor market, marketing researches