Romania Jobless Rate Ticks Up to 6.4% in May

2026-07-02 06:23 By Judith Sib-at 1 min. read

Romania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged up to 6.4% in May 2026 from 6.3% in the previous month.

The number of unemployed people increased by nearly 10 thousand from the prior month and by 15.1 thousand from a year earlier, reaching 522.1 thousand.

By gender, the jobless rate for men inched higher to 6.3% from 6.2% in each of the previous two months, while the rate for women rose to 6.5% from 6.3% in April.

Among individuals aged 25–74, the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.9%.

In May 2025, the overall unemployment rate stood at 6.2%.



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