Compared with September 2014, the unemployment rate increased 0.1 percentage points.
An estimated 627,000 people were jobless in Romania in September, up from 626,000 in August and 619,000 in September last year.
Unemployment among women stood at 5.4% among women and 7.9% among men in September, the data showed. Youth unemployment stood at 22.9% in September.
The figures refer to people aged between 15 and 74 and are based on the definition recommended by the International Labor Organization.