Secondary Employment of the Working Population in the Modern Labor Market

Andrey N. Pokida – Director of Center for Social and Political Monitoring of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Candidate of Sociological Sciences (Moscow, Russia). Е-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Natalia V. Zybunovskaya – Researcher of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Moscow, Russia). Е-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Ivan A. Pokida – Postgraduate Student of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Moscow, Russia). Е-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The article presents the results of a sociological survey of the employed population, conducted in 2022. The purpose of the study was to analyze current changes in the Russian labor market related to the prevalence of secondary employment among the working population and its impact on their social well-being. Over the past twenty years, there has been a decrease in the prevalence of secondary employment among workers. Secondary employment is often accompanied by labor activity without official registration.

The article was written on the basis of the RANEPA state assignment research programme.

Key words: secondary employment, moonlighting, labor market, private practice, employees, informal employment.

JEL-codes: J21, J28, J46.