DIGITAL EMPLOYMENT OF UKRAINE IN THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR MARKET

The article aims to study the peculiarities of the development of digital employment and competitive advantages of Ukraine in the international labor market in the information and network economy. The study used a causal approach to reveal the cause-and-effect relationship between the development of digital employment in Ukraine in the global economic space and the national economy; a systematic approach that allowed analyzing the structure of digital employment and the dynamics of its components in recent years, a comparative analysis to compare the level of digital employment in Ukraine and Central and Eastern Europe, etc. The main forms of digital employment are systematized, which include outsourcing, freelancing, and crowdsourcing. The reasons and features of the development of Internet employment in Ukraine are analyzed. The dynamics of changes in digital employment, the number of completed projects, the total income of performers, etc. are analyzed. The structure of demand and features of remuneration on freelance sites are studied. The evolution of forms of freelancing and outsourcing is revealed. Horizontal and pyramidal outsourcing are characterized. It is established that outsourcing of service support and business processes is becoming widespread. The role of IT services exports in the structure of Ukrainian outsourcing has been clarified. The participation of Ukrainians in crowdsourcing is revealed. Opportunities and threats to the development of digital employment in the national and global economy are analyzed.