An estimated 443,000 people were unemployed in Romania in December 2021, as compared with 432,000 unemployed people in November 2021 and 528,000 unemployed people in December 2020.
Men’s unemployment rate was 5.6%, higher by 0.5 percentage points higher than 5.1% for women.
The unemployment rate of adult persons (aged 25-74 years) was estimated at 4.4% for December 2021 (4.6% for men and 4.0% for women).
The number of unemployed aged 25-74 years accounted for 76.3% of the total number of unemployed estimated for December 2021.
The high level of the unemployment rate among young people (15-24 years old) of 20.3% still holds attention.