UDC 316.4+331.5-057
DOI 10.20339/AM.06-26.088
Pavel P. Lyubertsev, PhD student, Department of Social Philosophy and Sociology, Institute of Social Sciences at Irkutsk State University, https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5601-352X, e-mail: 98lpp@mail.ru
The article presents a comparative analysis of regional conditions for the implementation of career strategies among young professionals. In this study, young professionals are understood as individuals at the stage of early career development, predominantly aged 22–35. The aim of the research is to identify differences in socio-economic and labor market conditions shaping opportunities for professional advancement, inter-organizational mobility and territorial choice in Moscow, Novosibirsk and Irkutsk oblasts. The methodological framework combines comparative and structural analysis with secondary analysis of official statistics. The empirical basis includes Rosstat data on wages, employment, unemployment, educational structure of the labor force, migration growth and poverty rates. The findings show that Moscow Oblast has the most favorable combination of high wage returns, low unemployment, strong human capital and positive migration inflow. Novosibirsk Oblast occupies an intermediate position: while lagging behind in wages, it demonstrates more stable parameters in unemployment, migration and poverty than Irkutsk Oblast. Irkutsk Oblast has higher wages than Novosibirsk, but performs worse in several social and labor indicators. It is concluded that regional attractiveness for young professionals is determined not by a single indicator, but by a combination of conditions affecting the feasibility of career strategies.
Keywords: young professionals, career strategies, regional labor market, employment, unemployment, human capital, migration, poverty, professional mobility, interregional differences
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