The number of unemployed people aged 15-74 estimated for September 2023 stood at 444.400, fewer than the 446.600 in August and than the 448,200 in September 2022.

By gender, the unemployment rate for men was higher by 0.9 percentage points than that for women (5.8% for men and 4.9% for women).

Youth unemployment (people aged 15-24 years old) remained high at 22.3%.

The unemployment rate of adult people (aged 25-74 years old) was estimated at 4.5% for September 2023 (4.2% for women and 4.6% for men).

The number of unemployed aged 25-74 years old accounted for 78.2% of the total number of unemployed estimated for September 2023. 

(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)