Youth employment changes in rural areas of Lithuania
LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Economic development; Agriculture; Labour force; Rural areas; Youth.
ENThe importance of agricultural sector and the significance of employment in rural areas are directly related with the security of a country, manifesting through these security levels: economic security (consisting of output volume, employment, private and global goods, human and social capital), ecologic (food security, bio-economy, agricultural resource efficiency) and social security. The growing export of agricultural and food products, among other indicators, characterizes rural vitality. Structural economic development changes cause employment transformations, both in rural and urban areas. The object of this study: agriculture and the transformation of Lithuanian youth labour force market in rural areas. The aim of the study: to analyze the economic transformations of agriculture and youth labour force changes in rural areas. Tasks of the study: to characterize the changes of agriculture and the human capital as a main agricultural resource; to characterize the main problems of youth labour force market in rural areas. The analysis shows that agricultural development causes the transformation in Lithuanian labour force market and is related with productivity growth of agricultural products. It is determined that human capital, including youth labour force, faces inside migration – “rural region-urban region” and emigration. The comparison of agricultural production by type of farming in the period of 2005-2014 showed not only the importance of farmer’s and family farms but also the growing role of agricultural enterprises. The youth labour force market is compared with the youth labour force market in Latvia and other European Union Member States (EU). The youth labour force participation rate in Lithuania in all the analysed period is significantly lower than in Latvia or the EU but the unemployment level of youth labour force is more positive in Latvia and Lithuania in comparison with the EU. [From the publication]
