The highest unemployment rate in Romania over the last ten years was registered in 2013. This was followed by a decrease in the unemployment rate to 2.97 percent in December 2019. The unemployment rate registered in Romania in July 2024 was 5.6 percent.
Unemployment rate in Romania from 1991 to 2024
Characteristic
Unemplyment rate
2024*
5.4%
2023
5.6%
2022
5.6%
2021
5.4%
2020
3.38%
2019
2.97%
2018
3.31%
2017
4.02%
2016
4.77%
2015
4.9%
2014
5.29%
2013
5.65%
2012
5.59%
2011
5.12%
2010
6.87%
2009
7.8%
2008
4.4%
2007
4.1%
2006
5.2%
2005
5.9%
2004
6.2%
2003
7.2%
2002
8.4%
2001
8.8%
2000
10.5%
1999
11.8%
1998
10.4%
1997
8.9%
1996
6.6%
1995
9.5%
1994
10.9%
1993
10.4%
1992
8.4%
1991
3%
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National Institute of Statistics Romania. (August 30, 2024). Unemployment rate in Romania from 1991 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105150/unemployment-rate-romania/
National Institute of Statistics Romania. "Unemployment rate in Romania from 1991 to 2024." Chart. August 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105150/unemployment-rate-romania/
National Institute of Statistics Romania. (2024). Unemployment rate in Romania from 1991 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105150/unemployment-rate-romania/
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Unemployment rate in Romania from 1991 to 2024 [Graph], National Institute of Statistics Romania, August 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105150/unemployment-rate-romania/