PARTICULARITIES OF THE POPULATION, OCCUPATION AND
     STRUCTURE OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN ROMANIA AND ITS
                    WESTERN REGION

                                      Gherghel Silvia,
                         “Lucian Blaga”University, Sibiu, graduand,
                                silvia.gherghel@yahoo.com


ABSTRACT: Amid a slow process, but continually aging and a trend of increased migration is
a decrease in the active population and employment. Productive structure has undergone
several changes in recent years, with a mild increase in service sector, what has changed the
occupational structure. The phenomenon of marginalization and poverty has increased
especially among groups at risk. Low rates of participation in education and training, at all
levels of age, especially in rural areas, generating a low skilled labor in Romania.
        Developing regions is not uniform, so that the western region it is noted by a better
employment and unemployment default, benefiting from a labor force more flexible, adapt
quickly to market requirements, with a high entrepreneurial spirit, against the backdrop of
economic growth recorded in the previous years.

Keywords : unemployment rate, employment, active population, labor market, labor force

JEL Codes: J62,J64