The employment rate was higher for men (71.7% versus 54.9% for women), respectively for residents in urban areas (70.2% compared to 56.1% in rural areas).
The employment rate for youth (15-24 years) was 17.9%.
In the third quarter of 2025, the economically active population of Romania was 8233.9 thousand people, of whom 7742.6 thousand were employed and 491.3 thousand were unemployed.
Unemployment rate was 6% in the third quarter of 2025, the same as in the second quarter of 2025.
By sex, the gap between the two unemployment rates was 0.3 percentage points (6.1% for men versus 5.8% for women). By residential areas, it stood at 7.1 percentage points (9.9% in rural areas versus 2.8% in urban areas).
By age groups, the unemployment rate reached the highest level (27.3%) among young people aged 15-24 years.