The jobless rate stood at 6.3% among men and at 4.4% among women.
By areas of residence, the jobless rate was 6.4% in rural areas and 4.7% in urban areas.
Youth unemployment, meaning people aged 15 to 24, stood at 20.4%.
In the first quarter of 2017, Romania had an active population of 8.8 million people, of which 481,000 were unemployed.