The labor potential of the region: economic and statistical analysis of the conditions of formation (on the example of the Kurgan region)

Aim . To carry out an economic and statistical analysis of the factors influencing the formation and use of the region’s labor potential in order to identify the general trend in the development of this indicator and its impact on the sustainable and dynamic development of the regional economy. Methodology . During the research, the following scientific methods were used: dialectical – in assessing the formation of labor potential); economic and statistical – in determining the dynamics and trends of labor development; monographic – in studying the theoretical foundations and determining the actual level of labor availability. Results . The study discusses approaches to the interpretation of the definitions of “human capital”, “human resources” and “labor potential”. The factors that have a direct impact on the formation and use of labor resources in the Russian economy in general and the Kurgan region in particular are considered. The relationship between the change in the number of economically active population and the state of the region’s economy is shown, and trends in the development of labor potential are identified. Research implications lies in the choice of the research subject, by which the authors understand the labor potential of the subject of the Russian Federation, which is formed in certain socio-economic and historical conditions. Based on the analysis, trends in the socio–economic development of the Kurgan region have been identified and the interdependence of the region’s development and the state of its labor potential has been argued. The field of application of the research results is the sphere of regional management.