Moldova’s labor force (active population aged 15 and over), which comprises the employed and unemployed persons, in the third quarter of this year was over 900,000. 30.9% of the employed population worked in the public sector, while 69.1% in the private sector or other forms of ownership, IPN reports, quoting the National Bureau of Statistics.

The employed population was 865,300. The men represented 50.9% of the employed population, while the women – 49.1%.

The average age of the people in work was 44.

The salary earners constituted 81.6% of the employed population, freelancers – 14.9%, while unpaid family workers – 3.1%.

The undeclared work among salary earners made up 6.4%, as opposed to 5.4% in the first quarter of 2022. Employment without individual employment contract (based on verbal agreements) is more frequent among men (9%) than among women (4%). The employees who worked based on verbal agreements in agriculture represented 52.4%, in the building sector – 15.4%, in trade – 6.7%.

The national unemployment rate was 5.5%, up 3% compared with the first quarter of 2022. The unemployment rate among men was 6.2%, among women – 4.9%, in urban areas – 4.9%, while in rural areas – 6.2%.