In May 2012, the unemployment rate was 4.9%, ANOFM data showed.
The total number of unemployed Romanians fell to 443,985 in May, from 467,089 people in the previous month.
Jobless claims reached 147,039, down from 162,211 in April.
Macroeconomics
ANOFM Puts Romania's Jobless Rate At 5% In May
Romania's unemployment rate edged down to 5.03% in May, from 5.29% a month earlier, the country’s employment agency ANOFM said Friday.