The article is devoted to the identification of structural territorial and sectoral disproportions at the municipal level to obtain a reasonable assessment of the creative and degradation characteristics of municipalities. This topical task is quite acute, since structural deformations have become more severe under the influence of external sanctions restrictions. The processes of polarization concern not only the structure of production and employment, but also increase the degree of territorial differentiation in labor productivity, affecting negatively the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of human resources potential of territories. The paper presents the research results of the influence of structural factors on the level of labor productivity in the context of types of activities in all urban and municipal districts of the Stavropol Territory. The trend of shrinking of the sphere of material production due to the growth of trade and services leads to the acceleration of the process of intraregional divergence and increase in the level of the gap not only between local territories, but also within the same sectoral complexes of the Territory. Structural deformations are also manifested in the significant expansion of the budget sector of the municipal economy, which narrows the possibilities of innovation and technological modernization process in such districts. Polarization of intra-industry development by territories also provokes the outflow of the professionally competitive part of the personnel potential and reduces the creative potential of the territory. Taking into account the weaker position of the Territory in comparison with other subjects, the action of structural factors aggravates its lagging behind other regions. In this regard, it is necessary to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the development potential of industries to ensure conditions for a more balanced socio-economic development of municipalities and the Stavropol Territory as a whole
Keywords
region, municipal economy, sectoral structure, structural disproportions, unbalanced development of the region, territorial heterogeneity, human resources potential of the territory