Abstract
This article examines the rural daily life of Central Kazakhstan during the period of stagnation. The analysis of the problem of labor resources and the shortage of rural workers and qualified specialists in the Kazakh agricultural sector in 1964-1985 was carried out. The study was carried out on the basis of archival documents and materials of anoral interview conducted by the author among the rural population living in the region during the study period. The outflow of young people from rural areas began in Soviet times, has been preserved and even expanded, becoming the main trend when the country gained independence. Considering that the origins of difficulties in providing youth labor resources come from the Soviet era of the 60s -80s, the main task is to identify the cause-and-effect relationships of these problems, to determine the impact, results and consequences of reforms on job security in the agricultural sector. According to the authors, the low level of intensification and working conditions in agriculture (lack/low level of mechanization, lack of material interest, opportunities for professional and career growth, etc.) led to an outflow of young people and, as a consequence, a shortage of specialists and workers. Although the demographic growth of the population in rural areas was high during the study period, the shortage of specialists and workers due to shortcomings in the industry has always remained an urgent and unresolved problem.