Abstract: The publication examines the differentiation of wages in the agricultural sector of the Russian economy, compares it with the general situation in the country, identifies regional and gender differences, analyzes the volume of social benefits and taxable monetary incomes of the population by municipal districts and urban districts of Kuban. The changing socio-economic environment, business conditions and the economic situation in the country and the world encourage the development of certain aspects of the problem of territorial differentiation of wages for agricultural workers and monetary incomes of the population, taking into account the current labor market conditions. Wage differentiation is one of the factors of income inequality of the population, it affects the stratification of the population in terms of living standards. Districts and urban districts of the Krasnodar Territory differ in terms of population, income and social benefits per inhabitant. The research applied general scientific methods of scientific cognition, statistical groupings, methods of economic analysis and data visualization. It has been found that, in the whole country, women's wages are growing faster than men's. However, the opposite situation is observed in agriculture: the growth rate of women's wages is lower than that of men. The relationship between the population of municipal districts and the income level in the Krasnodar Territory has been revealed. In large municipalities, where there are more job opportunities, the income level is higher. There is a significant differentiation of wages in agriculture in the Russian Federation by region and gender. It is necessary to improve the remuneration system in such a way that it takes into account the contribution of each employee to the overall result, its effectiveness and industry characteristics. Studies of cyclical wage fluctuations, including the seasonal component, as well as the real level of wages in the regions of the country and fair wages of employees of agricultural organizations seem promising.

Abstract: The subject of the study is the economic attractiveness of the spheres of economic activity, which are considered in the article in the context of sections of the current classification of types of economic activity, while each section corresponds to a certain enlarged sphere. the purpose of the work is to assess the economic attractiveness of the spheres of economic activity of small enterprises according to statistical survey data. The paper verifies the scientific hypothesis that, based on official state statistics, it is possible to get an idea of the economic attractiveness of individual spheres of activity of small enterprises and, by comparing them with each other, to build a generalized rating of groups of economic sectors according to their attractiveness for small and micro enterprises. The article summarizes the definitions of economic and entrepreneurial attractiveness found in modern publications. The selection of indicators reflecting the economic attractiveness of the spheres of activity of small enterprises and available for calculation on the basis of available statistical data was made: capital return, revenue per employee, the level of wages of employees. A method of complex assessment is proposed and a ranking of the economic attractiveness of fields of activity for small enterprises is carried out using various methods of criteria convolution for the transition from a multi-criteria assessment to the construction of a rating. As a result of the research, the most attractive spheres of economic activity for small enterprises have been identified: trade, repair of vehicles, construction, information and communication technologies. It is proposed to take into account the results obtained when forming a small business development policy.