Labor Force Participation Rate in Moldova increased to 44.90 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 41.80 percent in the second quarter of 2025. Labor Force Participation Rate in Moldova averaged 45.35 percent from 2000 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 61.40 percent in the second quarter of 2000 and a record low of 37.00 percent in the first quarter of 2012. source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova



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Employed Persons 856.00 791.90 Thousand Sep 2025
Employment Rate 43.40 40.10 percent Sep 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 44.90 41.80 percent Sep 2025
Population 2.42 2.50 Million Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons 31.00 32.80 Thousand Sep 2025
Unemployment Rate 3.50 4.00 percent Sep 2025
Wages 15487.80 15470.60 MDL/Month Sep 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 13577.20 13123.70 MDL/Month Sep 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 6.80 8.30 percent Sep 2025


Moldova Labor Force Participation Rate
The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
44.90 41.80 61.40 37.00 2000 - 2025 percent Quarterly