In the 3rd semester of this year, the population employed in the national economy totaled about 1.4 mln persons, by 2.9% more than in the 3rd trimester of 2005. The employment rate of population of 15 and above was of 47.8%, registering a growth of 1 percentage point compared to the respective trimester of last year. Men recorded a higher employment rate (49.7%) compared to women – 46.1%. In what concerns the residence criteria, the employment rate was of 46.3% in urban area and 48.9% in villages. The highest employment rate (69.9%) has been registered for persons aged between 50 and 54. Based on the age criteria, the rate of employed persons aged from 25 to 54 represented 72.1%. Persons aged 15 to 24 constituted 11.2% and those of 65 and above – 4.5%. Four out of five persons aged 65 and above are engaged in agricultural activities. In what concerns the criteria of the national economy’s activities, data shows that 39.9% from the total of employed persons operated in the agricultural sector. The rate of the persons employed in industry represented 10.6%, trade and hotel services encompassed about 15%. Medicine and education employees covered 13.1%. According to the repartition related to the property form, 71.9% of the population is employed in private entities and a quarter (24,1%) – in state-run entities. The private sector dominated agriculture (97.4%), trade (95.9%), construction (94.3%), hotel industry (88.2%), processing industry (69.8%). Self employed persons represented 32.9%. Employers covered 1% from the total of the employed persons, of them 51.7% operating in the commercial field. 10.3% from the total of the persons employed in economy worked in the informal sector, and 38.8% had an informal work place. From the number of those employed informally, wage earners represented one third; also 20.5 from the total of wage earners had an informal workplace.