According to the data obtained by university scientists on the analysis of advertisements for 2017–2021, annually there were an average of 141,810 vacancies in 17 groups of specialties and educational programs.

Table 2.8 presents the structure of vacancies by these groups of specialties and educational programs on average for 2017, 2018 and separately for 2021. Thus, it is possible to assess the impact of the COVID-19 virus pandemic on the structure of the regional labor market.