SELF-EMPLOYMENT OF CITIZENS OF PRE-RETIREMENT AGE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FORMATION OF A DIGITAL SOCIETY
The problem of increasing the competitiveness of persons of pre-retirement age in the labor market and employment is set as a research task. The theoretical part of the article analyzes the conditions in which representatives of the specified contingent (pre-retirees) carry out professional activities and plan their employment for the future. The digital society is considered as a factor that affects the change in the requirements for modern employees and encourages citizens to improve their professional knowledge. On the basis of generalization and systematization of the results of sociological studies on pension reform and employment prospects of pre-retirees, their intentions to use opportunities within the framework of the Federal project to undergo professional training are revealed. Experts' forecasts on the state of the labor market and employment in the twenties of this century are given, and taking into account their understanding, self-employment is analyzed as a form of self-realization. The reasons that hinder its implementation, as well as ways to eliminate these obstacles, are given.