Personnel Support for Regional Development
This paper examines trends in the qualitative and quantitative development of the human resources of the Volga. Analysis of trends is based on statistics. The basic possibility of compensation quantitative reduction of labor. It is proved that on the basis of the quality of the workforce with innovative features can increase the competitiveness of all areas of the economy and create breakthrough technologies. Quantitative characteristics of human resources in the region are formed on the basis of natural and migratory movements and are infl uenced by numerous objective and subjective factors that are both national and regional peculiarities. Overcoming the negative demographic trends is an important regional task, consistent solution which can allow to change the existing situation reduction of natural increase and reach the simple reproduction in the medium term. Important resource for attracting migrants in the Volga region is the system of vocational education, which has a fairly high level of development and strong potential for growth.