The population employed in national economy totalled 1.271 mln persons as of late 2006. The number of men was almost equal to that of women. 45.2% of the total number of employees were urban residents, while 54.8% rural residents. The highest rate of employment (66.1%) has been registered among persons aged 50-54. The analysis of the structure of employed population by age groups shows that employment rate of persons aged 25-54 was of 74.5%, aged 65 and above of 3.4%. Four in five persons aged 65 and above have been involved in agricultural activities. By education, 43.1% graduated from secondary and vocational schools, and 21.4% have higher education degrees. The number of persons with secondary trade education degrees and that of persons who graduated from high schools are almost equal (17.3%, respectively 16.3%). As concerns the distribution by form of activity, 32.7% of the total number of employed persons were working in the agricultural sector, of whom 56.4% worked in their own auxiliary households. The rate of persons employed in industry was 12.6%, in trade and hotel services –15.9%. Doctors and teachers accounted for an aggregated 15.3%. According to the distribution by forms of property, 67.8% of population has been employed in private enterprises and 27.7% - in public enterprises. The structure of the employed population according to the professional status reveals that the number of employees comprises 65.9%. Employers made up 1% of the total population, of whom 54.1% dealt with trade. 10.7% of the total number of persons employed in economy have worked in the unofficial sector.