KEY ASPECTS OF STAFFING IN THE RUSSIAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

The article examines the issue of personnel security in the manufacturing industry as one of the most important factors influencing the development of the real sector of the economy and the achievement of the goals of technological sovereignty of Russia. The problem of personnel shortage in the manufacturing industry, according to entrepreneurs, is the main barrier to the development of production activities; the need to attract personnel grows with the growth of the industry itself, an increase in planned and actual indicators of production volume, and the need to use market opportunities that have opened up for enterprises. An analysis of current statistical data showed that the main reasons for the personnel shortage are demographic factors, insufficient volume and level of training of personnel in the required specialties, changes in migration legislation, and insufficient attractiveness of working conditions in the manufacturing industry. The article examines the trends in personnel indicators that have formed in the manufacturing industry in recent years. It is shown that there are positive changes in solving the problem of personnel shortage, such as an increase in the number of personnel, especially in high-tech industries, restoration of the level of labor productivity, entrepreneurs are actively engaged in attracting personnel, but at the same time, problems with personnel training and, most importantly, with the creation of attractive working conditions in the manufacturing industry remain, without which it is impossible to level the personnel shortage in this industry. There is also a need to include the task of personnel provision in the plans for strategic development of the industry.