In all, the active population numbered 8.147 million people, 7.67 million of which employed and 471,800 unemployed people.
By age groups, INS data show employment rate stood at 62.9% in the 15–64-year-old group in the first quarter, an increase of 0.1% on the fourth quarter of 2022.
Employment rate was higher for men, 71.8% compared with 53.8% for women, and in urban areas, 68.1% compared with 57.2% in rural areas.
Employment rate of youth (15-24 years) was 18.8%.
By sex, the gap between the two unemployment rates was 0.6% (6.0% for men versus 5.4% for women), while by residential areas it was 5.3% (8.7% for rural areas versus 3.4% for urban areas).
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)