THE LABOR MARKET OF UKRAINE: YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW

The purpose of the article is to study the trends and patterns of labor market development in Ukraine, as well as the conceptualization of directions of overcoming the major imbalances in employment, motivating and stimulating economic activity of the population. The study actualized assessment of the labor market of Ukraine; identified and systematized problems and contradictions inherent in the Ukrainian labor market; based on identified trends and patterns, as well as the establishment of cause and effect relations in employment a forward-looking assessment of possible changes in this area was carried out; the main directions of improving the effective motivation and stimulation of economic activity of the population, taking into account labor market imperatives and challenges of time. The prospect of further research in this direction is to regulate structural proportions in the labor market, including between the sphere of employment and education sector, and what is expedient to direct further research.