Zbornik Matice srpske za drustvene nauke 2021 Issue 179, Pages: 413-434
https://doi.org/10.2298/ZMSDN2179413Z
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The problems and perspectives of the labour market development in Serbia on national and regional level
Zvezdanović-Lobanova Jelena (Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia), zvezdanovicmilan@gmail.com
Lobanov Mikhail (Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia)
Zvezdanović Milan (Academy for National Security, Belgrade, Serbia)
The paper deals with the analysis of inter-regional differences in
unemployment rates, including an assessment of changes in local labour
markets in the 2010s. Comparison of statistics related to the labour market
development exclusively at the national level does not allow a complete
overview of the employment problems. Based on the available data of the
Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, we have compiled three maps
that give a visual representation of the unemployment in municipalities in
Serbia. The first map demonstates the share of the unemployed in the total
population of municipalities at the beginning of 2018 (taking into account
the qualification structure of the unemployed population). The second map
reveals the dynamics of unemployment rates in municipalities (value ratio
for 2018 and 2010). Finally, the third map reflects the authors' vision of
regionalization of the unemployment phenomenon in Serbia, expressed in
identifying spatial configurations that differ in labour market
characteristics. The regionalization of the phenomenon of unemployment in
Serbia has enabled the identification of the most and least successful
territories in terms of maintaining stability in the labour market. In
addition, we highlighted the existing problems of the labour market,
emphasized the importance of implementation of employment policies and
inclusion in this process of all societal structures, starting with the
state, local authorities, private and public sectors in order to achieve
sustainable economic growth.
Keywords: unemployment, labor market, Serbia, municipalities, economic growth, regionalization, regional policy