Romania's seasonally adjusted unemployment edged down to an eighth-month low of 5.4 percent in May 2022 from 5.5 percent in the prior month. The number of unemployed fell 6.9 thousand from the previous month to 451.0 thousand. Meantime, the jobless rate for men increased to its highest in three months (6.0 percent vs 5.6 percent) while that for women dropped to its lowest since September 2021 (4.6 percent vs 5.3 percent). source: Institutul National de Statistica

Unemployment Rate in Romania averaged 6.21 percent from 2004 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 8.70 percent in January of 2004 and a record low of 3.60 percent in January of 2020. 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 July of 2022.

Unemployment Rate in Romania is expected to be 5.60 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 5.10 percent in 2023 and 4.90 percent in 2024, according to our econometric models.

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Romania Unemployment Rate



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2022-05-31 06:00 AM Apr 5.5% 5.6% 5.6%
2022-06-30 06:00 AM May 5.4% 5.5% 5.6%
2022-08-01 06:00 AM Jun 5.4% 5.6%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Unemployment Rate 5.40 5.50 percent May 2022
Employed Persons 5041.80 5026.10 Thousand Mar 2022
Job Vacancies 0.79 0.92 percent Mar 2022
Wages 6443.00 6401.00 RON/Month Apr 2022
Wages in Manufacturing 5678.00 5624.00 RON/Month Apr 2022
Wage Growth 8.70 7.10 percent Jan 2022
Employment Rate 61.90 62.30 percent Dec 2021
Labor Force Participation Rate 65.80 65.80 percent Sep 2021

Romania Unemployment Rate
In Romania, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.40 5.50 8.70 3.60 2004 - 2022 percent Monthly
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News Stream
Romanian Jobless Rate Lowest in 8 Months
Romania's seasonally adjusted unemployment edged down to an eighth-month low of 5.4 percent in May 2022 from 5.5 percent in the prior month. The number of unemployed fell 6.9 thousand from the previous month to 451.0 thousand. Meantime, the jobless rate for men increased to its highest in three months (6.0 percent vs 5.6 percent) while that for women dropped to its lowest since September 2021 (4.6 percent vs 5.3 percent).
2022-06-30
Romanian Jobless Rate at 5-Month Low
Romania's seasonally adjusted unemployment edged down to a five-month low of 5.5 percent from a downwardly revised 5.6 percent in the prior month. The number of unemployed was down 2.7 thousand from the previous month to 457.9 thousand. Meantime, the jobless rate for men dropped to its lowest in ten months (5.6 percent vs 5.8 percent) while that for women was unchanged for the third consecutive months (at 5.3 percent).
2022-05-31
Romania Jobless Rate Unchanged at 5.7% for 4th Month
Romania's seasonally adjusted unemployment stood at 5.7 percent in March 2022, the same as in the prior three months and staying at its highest since last March. The number of unemployed was up 7 thousand from the previous month to 475 thousand. Meantime, the jobless rate for men dropped (5.7 percent vs 6.1 percent) while that for women rose (5.8 percent vs 5.1 percent).
2022-05-02