Population employment as an object of state governance

The problem of employment is one of the fundamental in the development and functioning of human society. The article discusses state regulation of employment in the Russian Federation. Interpretations are given to the concepts of “employment” and “state regulation of the employment of the population”. The main mission and directions of state regulation of employment by the population are reflected. The system of managing employment at the federal, regional and local levels, as well as their functions in the field of employment. The mechanism of state regulation of employment is characterized in terms of the application of various regulatory methods. Economic, organizational, administrative and legislative methods for regulating employment should adapt to new requirements in times of crisis.