The employment rate was higher for men (71.9% against 54.6% for women), respectively for residents in urban areas (69% against 57.2% in rural areas).
The employment rate for youth (15-24 years) was 19%.
Romania’s active population reached 8.17 million people in the third quarter of 2023, of whom 7.73 million were employed and 437,600 were unemployed.
Unemployment rate was 5.4% in the third quarter of 2023, equal to the level recorded in the second quarter of 2023.
By sex, the gap between the two unemployment rates was 0.4 percentage points (5.5% for men against 5.1% for women), while by residential areas it was 6.3 percentage points (8.8% for rural areas, as against 2.5% for urban areas).
By age groups, the unemployment rate reached the highest level (22.1%) among young people (15-24 years).