Subject. This article discusses social support measures of the Russian Government for unemployed people during the coronavirus pandemic, such as increase in unemployment benefits, free professional retraining in different professions, etc. Objectives. The article aims to analyze changes in social support measures that helped the State stabilize the situation in the labor market during the pandemic. Methods. For the study, we used methods of systems and comparative analyses and the structural and functional approach. Results. The article describes social support in Russia and abroad, analyses the main indicators of the Russian labor market in the period of COVID-19 pandemic, and formulates the most important problems and the role of the State in the implementation of social support for unemployed people. Conclusions. The Russian Government failed to overcome all the negative effects of the pandemic, but it managed to hold back the open unemployment growth.
Keywords: social support, unemployment benefits, unemployed, COVID-19, professional retraining
References:
Odegov Yu.G., Razinov A.E. [The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global labour market: An analysis of emerging trends (Part one)]. Uroven' zhizni naseleniya regionov Rossii = Living Standards of the Population in the Regions of Russia, 2021, vol. 17, iss. 1, pp. 9–20. (In Russ.) DOI: 10.19181/lsprr.2021.17.1.1 EDN: ULHAMX
Abbas M., Malik M., Sarwat N. Consequences of job insecurity for hospitality workers amid COVID-19 pandemic: Does social support help? Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management, 2021, no. 30, pp. 1–25. DOI: 10.1080/19368623.2021.1926036
Alcover C.M., Salgado S., Nazar G. et al. Job insecurity, financial threat and mental health in the COVID-19 context: The buffer role of perceived social support. MedRxiv, 2020. DOI: 10.1101/2020.07.31.20165910
Kaya H., Ayk B., Tasdelen R. et al. Social support promotes mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak: A cross-sectional study from Turkey. Psychiatria Danubina, 2021, vol. 33, iss. 2, pp. 217–224. DOI: 10.24869/psyd.2021.217 EDN: OBBFET
Chen X., Zou Y., Gao H. Role of neighborhood social support in stress coping and psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from Hubei, China. Health & Place, 2021, vol. 69. DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102532
Mehta P., Garg N., Gharib M. et al. Social support during COVID-19: Exploring the psychometric properties of the PSS-JSAS and its relationship with job search activities. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2023, no. 85. DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2022.101349 EDN: EYRKSE
Mikhrabi R.S. [The impact of the pandemic COVID-19 on the labor market and the unemployment rate in the Russian Federation]. Global and Regional Research, 2022, vol. 4, iss. 2, pp. 55–59. (In Russ.)
Akatnova M.I., Blagodir A.L. [Measures of social support of the population during the COVID-19 coronavirus infection spreading]. Sotsial'noe i pensionnoe pravo = Social and Pension Law, 2020, no. 4, pp. 5–9. (In Russ.) EDN: KKFFXP
Topilin A.V. [The labor market in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: Employment support measures and expected results]. Vestnik Rossiiskoi akademii estestvennykh nauk = Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, 2022, no. 2, pp. 51–56. (In Russ.) DOI: 10.52531/1682-1696-2022-22-2-51-56 EDN: WVXVUJ
Kopalkina E.G., Iltakova N.V. [On measures to promote employment in the regional labor market in emergency situations (by the example of the spread of COVID-19)]. Problemy sotsial'no-ekonomicheskogo razvitiya Sibiri = Issues of Social-Economic Development of Siberia, 2020, no. 2, pp. 27–32. (In Ruus.) DOI: 10.18324/2224-1833-2020-2-27-32 EDN: VMNIGR
Guseva T.S., Klepalova Yu.I. [Effectiveness of legal regulation in the field of ensuring employment and social protection of the unemployed in the Russian Federation]. Zhurnal rossiiskogo prava = Journal of Russian Law, 2023, vol. 27, iss. 8, pp. 54–69. (In Russ.) DOI: 10.61205/jrp.2023.091 EDN: THHAHI
Koropets O.A., Chudinovskikh M.V. [The well-being of employees in the conditions of non-guaranteed employment in industry 4.0]. Izvestiya Baikal'skogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta = Bulletin of Baikal State University, 2021, vol. 31, iss. 3, pp. 321–329. (In Russ.) DOI: 10.17150/2500-2759.2021.31(3).321-329
Kopalkina E.G., Iltakova N.V. [The problem of reforming the employment service in modern conditions]. Vestnik ekonomiki, prava i sotsiologii = The Review of Economy, the Law and Sociology, 2022, no. 2, pp. 150–153. (In Russ.) URL: Link EDN: AHJUME
Topilin A.V., Vorob'eva O.D. [Dynamics and regional features of labour market recovery during COVID-19]. Ekonomika regiona = Economy of Region, 2023, vol. 19, iss. 1, pp. 85–98. (In Russ.) DOI: 10.17059/ekon.reg.2023-1-7 EDN: KPKUFE
Bylkov V.G. [Functioning of the regional labor market in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic]. Izvestiya Baikal'skogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta = Bulletin of Baikal State University, 2021, vol. 31, iss. 1, pp. 43–51. (In Russ.) DOI: 10.17150/2500-2759.2021.31(1).43-51 EDN: ILDTRC
