The figures reported by Eurostat is the same with that presented by Romania’s National Statistics Institute on Tuesday, for the same period.
According to Eurostat, 4.04 million people are registered as employed in Romania.
Among the Member States, the lowest unemployment rates in June 2018 were recorded in the Czech Republic (2.4%), Germany (3.4%), Hungary (3.6%) and Poland (3.7%). The highest unemployment rates were observed in Greece (20.2% in April 2018), Spain (15.2%), Italy (10.9%), Croatia and France (9.2% each).
According to Eurostat, the unemployment average reaches 8.9% in the euro area and 6.9% in the EU28.
In June 2018, 3.415 million young persons (under 25) were unemployed in the EU28, of whom 2.412 million were in the euro area. Compared with June 2017, youth unemployment decreased by 386 000 in the EU28 and by 266 000 in the euro area.
In June 2018, the youth unemployment rate was 15.2% in the EU28 and 16.9% in the euro area, compared with 16.8% and 18.9% respectively in June 2017. In June 2018, the lowest rates were observed in Malta (5.5%), Germany (6.2%) and the Netherlands (7.2%), while the highest were recorded in Greece (42.3% in April 2018), Spain (34.1%) and Italy (32.6%).