An estimated 469,000 people were unemployed in Romania in January 2022, fewer than 472,000 unemployed people in December 2021 and 494,000 unemployed people in January 2021.
Women’s unemployment rate was 5.8% in January 2022, higher by 0.2 percentage points than 5.6% for men.
The unemployment rate of adult persons (aged 25-74 years) was estimated at 4.5% for January 2022 (4.4% for men and 4.8% for women).
The high level of the unemployment rate among young people (15-24 years old) of 22.0% still holds attention.
The number of unemployed aged 25-74 years accounted for 75.3% of the total number of unemployed estimated for January 2022.