Proceedings of the International scientific and practical conference ―Science at the Frontier of Civilizations: Challenges and Perspectives‖ (December 27-29, 2025) / Publisher website: www.naukainfo.com. – Helsinki, Finland, 2026. – 252 p.

45 engage in new fields, which indicates the importance of lifelong learning and digital training. However, in the period 2020–2024. the picture is slightly different. It is characterized by an increase in employment, especially among young people and older age groups. The employment rate of 15-19 year olds increased by 61.7 percent, and for 25-39 year olds by an average of about 15 percent. It should be noted that over the past 5 years, a trend of increasing employment rates has been observed in all age groups. This indicates that digitalization processes have become the main factor in structural changes in the labor market in recent years. Middle and older age groups have been able to master modern technologies and get the opportunity to engage in the labor market, mainly in remote work, consulting and professional services. This indicates that digital technologies contribute to a certain extent to the extension of the working age and the increase in inclusiveness. Analyzing the changes in the employment rate of groups with different educational levels in 2012-2024. and 2020-2024. In terms of employment, we see that the employment of those with higher education has registered a steady increase. This indicates that in the conditions of digitalization, higher education has become the main competitive advantage of workers. Especially IT, financial sectors and professional services require a workforce with high qualifications and digital skills. In the long term, the employment of those with secondary vocational education has decreased, although in recent years there has been a recovery. The growth of employment is most obvious in the group of those with pre-vocational education. This can be explained by the rapid growth of construction in recent years, although digitalization is also an important factor. As for those with secondary and basic general education, although their employment rate has decreased in the long term, it has increased in recent years. Digitalization has enabled them to engage in relatively new services (online shopping, delivery, service), where higher education is not mandatory. In the long term, the employment of those with primary and lower education has also decreased, as digitalization has reduced the demand for traditional jobs requiring low skills. In