“…Similar to this paper, some of the previous studies conducted their research of regional inequalities and classification of local communities based on combination of factor and cluster analysis (Del Campo et al 2008 -241 Considering the selection of variables for the study, justification is also found in the inputs of numerous studies in the region, the EU and the world (Del Campo et al 2008, Palevičienė and Dumčiuvienė 2015, Bartkowska and Riedl 2012, Cruz-Jesus et al 2012, Melecky 2012, Kurnoga-Živadinović 2007, Rovan and Sambt 2003, Rašić-Bakarić 2005, Aragon el al. 2003, Gonzalez and Morini 2000, Peschel 1998, Pettersson 2001, Kronthaler 2003, Ru'a Vieytes et al 2003, Stimson et al 2001-socio-economic indicators, Soares et al 2003-demographic, economic, health, educational and cultural characteristics, Lovrinčević et al 2005, Pejanović and Kordej De-Villa 2015-economic, demographic and social characteristics, Botrić et al 2006-development of road structure construction, Botrić et al 2003-wages, employment, unemployment, labor mobility, Bloom et al 2001, Feyrer 2002, Gómez and Hernández de Cos 2006, Hartmann 2010, Balan 2015, Kelley 2001, De Haas 2008.…”