The average annual job vacancy rate was 0.60%, decreasing by 0.10 percentage points against 2024.
The average annual job vacancy rate and the average annual number of job vacancies by economic activities
In 2025, the highest values of the average annual job vacancy rates were registered in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (1.77%), public administration (1.21%), arts, entertainment and recreation (1.04%), transportation and storage, respectively financial and insurance activities (1.02% each).
In manufacturing was concentrated almost 18% of the average annual number of job vacancies (5.6 thousand job vacancies), having an average annual rate of 0.52%.
The budgetary sector summed up almost 23.0% of the average annual number of job vacancies. Thus, 3.3 thousand job vacancies were found in public administration, 2.6 thousand job vacancies in human health and social work activities and 1.1 thousand job vacancies in education.
Conversely, the lowest values of the average annual job vacancy rate were found in other service activities (0.19%), mining and quarrying (0.20%) and real estate activities (0.22%). In the same economic activities were registered the lowest values of the average annual number of job vacancies (under 100 job vacancies each).
2025 compared to 2024
Compared to 2024, the most significant decreases of the average annual job vacancy rates were found in water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (-0.41 percentage points), arts, entertainment and recreation (-0.40 percentage points), respectively in financial and insurance activities (-0.21 percentage points).
As regards the average annual number of job vacancies, the most relevant decreases were noticed in manufacturing (-2.1 thousand job vacancies), wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (-0.8 thousand job vacancies) and human health and social work activities (-0.7 thousand job vacancies).
Conversely, more relevant increases of the average annual job vacancy rates were registered in professional, scientific and technical activities (+0.32 percentage points), respectively in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (+0.21 percentage points).
As regards the average annual number of job vacancies more significant increases were found in professional, scientific and technical activities (+0.5 thousand job vacancies), respectively in construction (+0.2 thousand job vacancies).
The average annual job vacancy rate and the average annual number of job vacancies by major groups of occupations
In 2025, the highest demand for paid labour force expressed by employers through the average annual rate was highlighted for occupations related to professionals – major group 2 (0.75%), respectively clerical support workers – major group 4 (0.72%).
As regards the average annual number of job vacancies, the highest values were noticed for occupations related to professionals – major group 2 (9.1 thousand job vacancies), respectively in those related to service and sales workers – major group 5 (4.5 thousand job vacancies).
At the opposite end, the lowest demand for paid labour force for both the average annual rate and the average annual number of job vacancies were found for skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers – major group 6 (0.25%, respectively 0.1 thousand job vacancies), respectively for managers- major group 1 (0.36%, respectively 1.3 thousand job vacancies).
2025 compared to 2024
Compared to 2024, with the exception of the occupations related to clerical support workers – major group 4, respectively skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers – major group 6, where slight increases were registered, both indicators knew only decreases.
Thus, the most relevant decreases, for both the average annual job vacancy rate and the average annual number of job vacancies, were noticed for occupations related to service and sales workers – major group 5 (-0.15 percentage points, respectively -1.2 thousand job vacancies), followed by those of professionals – major group 2 (-0.12 percentage points, respectively -1.3 thousand job vacancies).
The average annual job vacancy rate and the average annual number of job vacancies by development regions
In 2025, in territorial profile, the highest values of the average annual job vacancy rate were registered in Bucharest-Ilfov region (0.98%), followed by North-West (0.59%) and West (0.53%) regions.
Employers presented the most significant demand for paid labour force expressed through the average annual number of job vacancies in Bucharest-Ilfov region (12.1 thousand job vacancies), which represented almost 40% of the average annual number of job vacancies at country level.
The North-West (4.1 thousand job vacancies), Center and South-Muntenia (2.9 thousand job vacancies each) regions summed up almost one third of the average annual number of job vacancies at country level.
In contrast, the lowest value for both the average annual job vacancy rate and the average annual number of job vacancies, was found in South-West Oltenia region (0.25%, respectively 1.0 thousand job vacancies).
2025 compared to 2024
Compared to 2024, both indicators registered decreases in all development regions.
Thus, the average annual job vacancy rate knew the most significant decreases in West (-0.19 percentage points), Bucharest-Ilfov (-0.12 percentage points) and South-West Oltenia (-0.11 percentage points).
The average annual number of job vacancies decreased the most in Bucharest-Ilfov (-1.3 thousand job vacancies) and West regions (-1.0 thousand job vacancies).