Competition and competitiveness in the labor market as factors in the formation of the labor potential of agricultural enterprises

The subject of the study is competition and competitiveness in the labor market as factors in the formation of the labor potential of agricultural enterprises. The purpose of the study is to generalize the impact of competition in the labor market on the formation of the labor potential of agricultural enterprises. Research methods. The work uses the dialectical method of scientific knowledge, the method of analysis and synthesis, the comparative method, and the method of summarizing data. Work results. The paper provides an interpretation of the term «competition». The main elements of the labor market and competition are defined. The influence of the level of competition in the labor market on the formation of the labor potential of agricultural enterprises is outlined. The peculiarities of the labor market and the competitiveness of its subjects are considered. Conclusions. The formation of the labor potential of agricultural enterprises is closely related to the level of competition in the agricultural labor market, which is one of the highest compared to other segments of the labor market. In the short term, a high level of competition in the agricultural labor market contributes to increasing the employment of agricultural enterprises. The decrease in the labor potential of agricultural enterprises in recent years is caused primarily by the uncompetitiveness of rural employers who, due to the low level of wages of potential employees, cannot successfully compete on the labor market with employers in other branches of the national economy. The situation on the labor market is characterized, on the one hand, by the minimum wage level and a certain number of workers who agree to work in agriculture for such a wage, and on the other hand by the maximum wage that agricultural employers can offer and for which the appropriate number can be employed in agriculture employees Increasing the efficiency of agricultural production and its profitability is possible thanks to state support of the industry. This will ensure the growth of opportunities of agricultural enterprises in the formation of higher wages. Accordingly, opportunities for forming the labor potential of the industry will increase