Unemployment appears as a clearly negative phenomenon. It is unprofitable to all – both employers, and employees, and the state. Unemployment – is primarily a loss of income of a person, deprivation of the usual way of life. The urgency of this problem is due primarily to the fact that it is one of the important factors affecting economic and socio-political security. The vital interests of society, the state and the individual are closely intertwined in it. In our society, unemployment becomes a chronic disease, the state is not able to overcome it, and people demand respect for their rights to work, free choice of their activities and professions, improvement of living and working conditions, and social protection from unemployment. The article studied both the labor market in the Pavlodar region, as a whole and its individual segments in the context of the regions, its place in the market infrastructure, the main causes of unemployment, the qualitative composition of the unemployed

Main problem: In the 18th century, when industrial production began, the use of steam and mechanized production caused major changes in the economy. As a result, production costs decreased along with an increase in the quantity and quality of products. During this period, production underwent a revolutionary transition from manual labor to mechanization. The potential impact of Industry 4.0 on labor markets remains an under-explored scientific field. It is estimated that Industry 4.0 will lead to unemployment by changing the employment structure and will bring new structural problems in terms of unemployment and labor relations. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to establish the impact of Industry 4.0 on the labor market and identify the consequences of the impact. Methods: studied, the evolution of production development, when mass production with electricity led to the Age of Industry 2.0, and then the emergence of the digital revolution, the use of electronics and information technology in production processes, marked the beginning of the Age of Industry 3.0. It is expected, according to international experts, scientists, that automation and robotic production will have a serious impact on the unskilled workforce and cause a critical reduction in the labor force of vulnerable sectors of society, that is, women, migrants, youth and the elderly. Results and their significance: This study assessed the possible impact of the fourth industrial revolution on labor markets. Through a literature review and analysis of emerging trends in Industry 4.0, the risks, opportunities and challenges of the process are explored in a comparative perspective. It has been established that countries must correctly perceive the transformation of labor markets and take appropriate measures. Otherwise, the applied labor-based low-cost industrialization model will lose its comparative advantage