ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to identify the implementation of various forms of modular profiling programs in reducing long-term unemployment in Azerbaijan. It is noted that the priorities of long-term unemployment are typical for transition, developing and developed countries. The study revealed that the main part of active programs that affect the employment of the population in different countries of the world is aimed either to warn them about the consequences, or to combat long-term unemployment. To eliminate long-term unemployment in the EU member states is the principle of the approach that underpins the employment impact strategy in the lab our market. According to formula (1), the long-term unemployment rate in Azerbaijan in 2005-2017 was determined in the range of 2.6-3.8%, the minimum long-term unemployment rate in Russia and the EU member states in 2016 was 1.3-9.5%. During the pandemic, the average annual unemployment rate in Azerbaijan in 2020 was 6.5%, in the United States-7.9%, in Russia-5.7%, and in China-5.8%. Taking into account the experience of working in the countries, in Azerbaijan, within this framework, the implementation of forms of primary and retraining of modular programs, the share of which is about 80.0% of the total training of the unemployed, is justified. The proposed method of profiling procedure determines the possibility of effective use of educational programs, allows you to dramatically reduce the level of unemployment risk and is achieved as a result of determining their characteristics.

Keywords: employment, long-term unemployment, profiling, labor market, effective programs

Jel classification: E24, C91, C92