Jobs in Moldova

The Moldova job scenario has undergone dynamic changes in recent times with the government allowing free trade and the adoption of more effective policies, but it is still far from being bright and successful. Although in 1995, official statistics rated Moldova unemployment rate to be around 1%, other effective researches and surveys have shown that in reality this rate hovers around 10 to 15%. The job market has also not been able to display any drastic changes from the pre-independence period when the economy was under Communist rule.

In survey results of 1991, it was seen that almost 78% of Moldavians worked for the state sector and in sharp contrast, the percentage of population employed in the private sector was only 3%. However, a third sector of employment was also seen in the collective farm sector which employed around 19% of the population.

The private sector intake witnessed a growth in the intake of Moldavians in 1995 when surveys showed that people engaged in the private sector was up to 9%. Agriculture has always been a dominant sector in providing a bulk of all Moldova jobs. In 1994, collective farms were transformed into joint-stock companies which contributed to providing employment to around 401,300 of the total Moldova population.

Free trade was established in 1995 and Moldova's industrial sector once again received a boost as foreign companies started investing in the country. People employed in Moldavian industries increased to 36% in 1995. A drastic development in the infrastructure of Moldova in the post-independence period gave rise to a surprising number of jobs in the country.