Romania's unemployment rate at 3.37% in February

Business Forum

28 March, 2025 at 12:58 PM

Romania's unemployment rate at the end of February 2025 was 3.37%, a decrease of 0.01 percentage points compared to the previous month, according to the National Agency for Employment (ANOFM).

The total number of unemployed at the end of February was 268,393.

Of the total number of registered unemployed, only 58,419 were receiving unemployment benefits.

From the total number of unemployed 71,382 were from urban areas, and 197,011 were from rural areas.

The number of unemployed women was 124,400, while the number of men was 143,993.

The largest group of unemployed individuals was aged between 40 and 49 (68,695), followed by those aged over 55 (61,251), with the smallest group being those aged between 25 and 29 (15,614).

The unemployed with no education or primary education account have a share of 31%, while university graduates have a share under 5%.

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