Trade Registry data show that in 2016, one million people worked within companies registered in Bucharest, but many of these firms have units or operations extended countrywide.
Amongst the most important office space locations in Bucharest, the areas of Pipera Sud (Dimitrie Pompeiu), Barbu Vacarescu – Floreasca and the West saw he biggest increases, keeping the top three spots in terms of employee numbers within modern office buildings.
According to C&W Echinox, approximately 50,000 employees work within office buildings in the Pipera-Sud area, some 45,000 in the Barbu Vacarescu – Floreasca area and some 33,000 in the West. These areas account for approximately 55% of the total number of employees in Bucharest.
The lowest square meter ratio per employee remains the Pipera Sud (Dimitrie Pompeiu) area, and the office space zone dedicated to back-office operations is mostly chosen by companies providing outsourcing services.
C&W Echinox expects the number of employees within modern office buildings in Bucharest is reach the 250,000 mark by the end of 2017.
The number of employees is calculated based on the destination of each office space area and on the occupancy rate registered for each submarket at the end of the first half of 2017.