Self-employment in Kazakhstan as economic basis of civil society

The article is concerned with the study of the institute of self-employed people in the Republic of Kazakhstan as the economic component of civil society. Some specific features of the category of self-employed people are highlighted. The legal status of self-employed people is studied in detail. The criteria of differentiation of self-employed people are found out. The analysis of statistical data of the Committee of Statistics of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan is carried out. The data gives an idea of the image of self-employed population by employment status and regions of Kazakhstan, as well as ILO status and level of education. The characteristic of key points of the program aimed at the solution to the issues of employment - "Employment Roadmap-2020" is given. The study of the legal status of self-employed individuals, classification and types, statistical data, as well as government self-employment support programs allows us to draw some conclusions and suggestions.