Keyword: «small business.»

The paper discusses the current labor market situation in the Orenburg Region. There is the variety of programs aimed at reducing unemployment. The author sanctifies issues related to wages; proposes the list of professions that are in demand in the labor market; reveals the role of entrepreneurship in the economic sector, as well as support for small businesses by the regional authorities. Sharply village extinction problem is raised. It is necessary not only to stop the outflow of young people from the village, but also to create conditions for people to go to the village.