In the first quarter of 2011, the jobless rate was at 7.6%.
According to the data, 740,000 men and women were unemployed in the first quarter of 2012. Male unemployment rate was 8.4%, while female unemployment reached 6.6%.
Romania’s labor force in the analyzed period was estimated at 9.76 million people.
The figures are based on the definition recommended by the International Labor Organization (ILO).