ANALYSIS OF THE RELEVANT LITERATURE Employment of labor resources is a complex socio-economic category, the scientific literature of which still does not have a complete, single definition. Many aspects of the problem under study have been considered in the works of classical economists such as A. Smith, D. Ricardo, Fr. Kene, A. Pigu, J. Keynes.
To date, employment issues are being studied by many foreign and domestic scientists. However, in most cases, it is possible to observe that there are specific inaccuracies in the definitions, aspects that do not fully correspond to the socially accepted content of this concept. In particular, the Russian scientist A.Ya. According to Kibanov, “Employment is a socio-economic relationship, in which people interact to engage in socially useful work, regardless of where they work. The socio-economic nature of employment is threefold: first, from the point of view of the realization of the right of everyone to work; secondly, in terms of the rational use of the labor potential of society as a whole or of each individual taken; thirdly, it can be seen in terms of the fact that different social, demographic, professional and other groups are actually involved in social work ”[2].
Other economists Yu.G.Odegov and G.G.Rudenko point out that "employment of the population is the level of employment of the able-bodied population in activities related to the satisfaction of personal and social needs, which is usually understood as earning income" [3]. According to these definitions, employment refers to any activity of the able-bodied people in accordance with the conditions of satisfaction of needs, legal behavior and income, while according to other scholars, “Employed population is the population involved in production and non-productive activities. The employed population includes: employees, entrepreneurs, paid students; part-time housewives and students; freelancers; military personnel; supportive family members are included ”[4]. That is, in this definition, employment is based on the social status of employees.
As stated in the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Employment", "Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan have the right to possess their abilities for production and creative work and to engage in any activity not prohibited by law." Administrative coercion in any form of labor is not allowed. The fact that people are not engaged voluntarily is not a reason to hold them accountable ”[5].
Employment can be described as a socio-economic phenomenon: “Employment is an activity of citizens related to the satisfaction of their personal and social needs, which does not contradict the law, bringing them wages or income [6].
In our opinion, employment has a dual nature, on the one hand, it provides for the satisfaction of people's labor needs and their source of income, on the other hand, the optimal combination of economic development as a product of macroeconomic development of society.