Overall, Romania’s active population stood at 8.270 million persons, of whom 7.8 million persons were employed and 464,400 persons were unemployed.
In line with INS data, on the segment of people aged between 15 and 64, the employment rate stood at 63.1%, up 1.2% from 2021.
Like in previous years, the employment rate was bigger for men (71.5% vs 54.4% for women), respectively for residents in urban areas (68.6% vs 56.3% in rural areas).
The employment rate for young people stood at 19.7%, while that for aged persons (55-64 years) reached 46.7%.
The highest employment rate for working age persons was registered among university graduates (89.5%).
Of the total number of employed persons, 11.3% worked in the agricultural field, 32.8% in industry or constructions and 55.9% in other services. A number of 6928.1 thousand persons were employed in non-farm activities.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)