In August 2012, the jobless rate was 5%, ANOFM data showed.
The total number of unemployed Romanians was 443,610 in August, down from 466,932 in the previous month.
Jobless claims reached 136,546, 19,728 more than in July, ANOFM also said.
Macroeconomics
ANOFM: Romania Unemployment Rate Down To 5.03% In August
Romania's unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.03% in August, from 5.29% a month earlier, the country’s employment agency ANOFM said Wednesday.