Romania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged lower to 6% in January 2026, from an upwardly revised 6.1% in December. This represents the lowest level since September 2025, as the number of unemployed decreased by 8 thousand month-on-month to 490.5 thousand. By gender, the unemployment rate for men remained stable at 6%, while for women it decreased to 5.9% from 6.2% in December. Among individuals aged 25–74, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged down to 4.5% in January from 4.7% in the previous month. In January 2025, the overall unemployment rate stood at 6%. source: Institutul National de Statistica
Unemployment Rate in Romania decreased to 6 percent in January from 6.10 percent in December of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Romania averaged 6.96 percent from 2004 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 9.60 percent in March of 2010 and a record low of 4.70 percent in June of 2019. This page provides the latest reported value for - Romania Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Romania Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Romania decreased to 6 percent in January from 6.10 percent in December of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Romania is expected to be 5.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Romania Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 5.50 percent in 2027 and 5.30 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.