ANALYSIS OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT OF EASTERN CROATIA - SIX YEARS LATER

In Croatia, there are great differences in the development of certain regions, as measured by the standard indicator of GDP per capita, unemployment and employment rates. There are also noticeable and significant differences in the development of human resources. The aim of the paper is to analyse human resources development in Eastern Croatia six years after the presentation of the first analysis of the data at the 3rd International Scientific Symposium "Economy of Eastern Croatia - Vision and Growth" in Osijek. Analysed is the global human component based on quantitative and qualitative indicators (population density, average household size, degree of urbanisation); indicators that directly express the degree of utilisation of human resources (employment per 100 inhabitants, employment by sectors), indicators that point to the presence of conditions for the formation of a quality human factor (coverage of relevant age groups by secondary and tertiary education, the number of pupils and students per 100 inhabitants). Also, Human Development Index (HDI) for Osijek-Baranja County, Pozega-Slavonia County, Brod-Posavina County, Vukovar-Srijem County and Virovitica-Podravina County is calculated. In terms of content, the Human Development Index can be used as a good indicator of human resource development and at the same time it is the indicator of the achieved level of development of a particular country/region. At the end of the paper, an analysis of migration is carried out. The analysis of the development of human resources showed that all counties have a Human Development Index above 0.800 in 2019. However, the development of human resources in Eastern Croatia had slower dynamics than the average development of human resources in Croatia. Based on the results of the analysis, some possible measures for human resource development are suggested.