In September last year, the jobless rate was 4.73%, the data showed.
The total number of unemployed Romanians fell to 461.822 in September from 463.865 in August.
Jobless claims reached 128,195, versus 128,852 in August.
Romania's unemployment rate inched slightly down to 5.11% in September, from 5.12% a month earlier, data from the country’s employment agency ANOFM showed Wednesday.