Keywords
labour market equilibrium
demographic processes
labour supply shortage
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Abstract
The purpose of this article is to define the scale of changes on the supply side of the labour market in Poland over the past five years and to attempt a forecast for the next ten years. The hypothesis of the article is that demographic processes will lead to shortages in labour supply, which will impact the ability to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. This hypothesis has been confirmed using descriptive statistics based on index methods and time series analysis. Changes in the labour market, manifested in a surplus of demand, will be beneficial for the state and for households (employees). In contrast, businesses (employers) will face challenges. The practical implications of this article involve determining directions for changes in state policy and corporate HR policies aimed at reducing worker shortages. The originality of the article lies in the analysis of the labour market under conditions of increasing labour supply shortages.
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