Zubenko O. Social characteristics of informal employment in modern Ukraine (on the example of the Zaporizhzhya Region)

The research was conducted and social estimation to the informal employment phenomenon on the labor market was given. The concept of the reduction of the informal employment level is developed. The place of employment research in the contemporary sociological knowledge is defined. Clarification of the theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of employment problems in sociological discourse is given. Sociological interpretation to the informal employment phenomenon is proposed. Modern mechanisms of government and social regulation of the labor market are analyzed. Comparative analysis of sociological characteristics of labor practices in formal and informal sectors is conducted. Empirical research on the informal employment on the labor market of the industrial region is undertaken.