The employment rate was higher for men (71.6% versus 54.8% for women), respectively for residents in urban areas (69.3% compared to 57.1% in rural areas.
The employment rate for youth (15-24 years) was 18.7%.
In the second quarter of 2025, the economically active population of Romania was 8222.8 thousand people, of which 7733.0 thousand were employed people and 489.8 thousand were unemployed people.
Unemployment rate in the second quarter of 2025 was 6%, lower by 0.2 percentage points versus the rate recorded in the first quarter of 2025.
By sex, the gap between the two unemployment rates was 0.1 percentage points (6.0% for men versus 5.9% for women). By residential areas it stood at 6.4 percentage points (9.4% in rural areas versus 3% in urban areas).
By age groups, the unemployment rate reached the highest level (22.9%) among young people aged 15-24 years.