Romania Jobless Rate at 7-Month Low

2026-10-30 07:09 By Jereli Escobar 1 min. read

Romania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate eased to 6.3% in September 2026 from 6.4% in the previous month, marking its lowest reading since February.

The number of unemployed people fell by 6.3 thousand month-on-month but rose by 26.2 thousand year-on-year to 517.1 thousand.

By gender, the unemployment rate for men edged down to 6.2% from 6.3% in August, while the rate for women remained steady at 6.5%.

Among individuals aged 25–74, who accounted for 76.8% of the total number of unemployed people, the unemployment rate inched down to 5.1% from 5.2%.

Compared with the same month a year earlier, however, the overall unemployment rate remained higher than the 6.0% recorded in September 2025.



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