Work & Labour in Romania 1,718 indicators covering work & labour for Romania. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 6.41 2024 down 32.6% 69th Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 81.54 2024 down 67.4% 54th Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1.04 2024 down 64.3% 74th Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 150.06 2024 down 6.3% 19th Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 0.7022 2014 up 14.6% 71st Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.8759 2014 down 3.5% 14th Labor market, Overall 0.6422 2014 up 3.7% 57th Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.7129 2014 unchanged 57th Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.453 2014 up 0.6% 70th Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.6678 2014 up 5.3% 56th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 7.84 2024 down 25.2% 48th Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 217.12 2024 down 42.8% 32nd Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 48.26 2025 down 5.1% 70th Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 8,195 2025 down 10.5% 24th Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 65.34 2024 down 4.9% 70th Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 7,750 2025 up 1.5% 16th Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 2.3% 2021 up 39.4% 17th Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 78.44 2024 up 0.8% 46th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 82 2024 down 0.2% 48th Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 4.34 2024 down 17.9% 36th Labour force participation rate 51.4 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup 2025 down 5.8% 32nd Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 171.2 National currency 2025 up 125.9% 27th Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment 2.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 2.3% 33rd Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force 7,750 Persons 2025 up 1.5% 13th Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5.43 2024 down 23.5% 43rd Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 450.96 2024 down 30.9% 24th Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 2.62 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 3.0% 33rd Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 7.69 million Persons 2025 down 9.9% 19th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 500,300 Persons 2025 down 19.8% 20th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 8.19 million Persons 2025 down 10.5% 20th Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 11.89 2024 down 86.0% 55th Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 1.09 2024 down 80.7% 67th Average hourly earnings of employees 32.71 2021 up 1,143.7% 44th Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 2.83 2024 down 48.5% 34th Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 73.48 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 2.0% 31st Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 78.99 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 3.1% 31st Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 6.98 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2025 down 13.7% 15th Physiotherapists — Health and social employment 0.18 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 260.0% 33rd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 351.39 2024 down 8.7% 24th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 17.04 2024 up 0.1% 21st Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -17.4 Percentage points 2025 down 2.4% 39th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -17.4 Percentage points 2025 down 2.4% 39th SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 97.47 2024 up 36.2% 64th SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 2.42 2024 down 57.9% 42nd Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -18.6 Percentage points 2025 up 3.6% 38th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -18.6 Percentage points 2025 up 3.6% 38th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate -0.2 Percentage points 2025 up 88.2% 24th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term -0.2 Percentage points 2025 up 88.2% 24th Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 34.75 2024 down 43.7% 29th Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent 10.1 Years 2025 up 20.5% 7th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 8.8 2024 down 32.8% 55th Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Employment 10.53 Years 2025 up 7.3% 6th Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population 6.99 million Persons 2026 down 3.5% 9th Workers in the reference group 5,755 2024 down 99.9% 24th Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total 15,290 Hours 2025 up 0.4% 7th Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians 3.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 41.1% 25th Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic 1,479 Persons 2023 up 4.7% 11th Average weekly hours actually worked of employed persons ages 25 to 54 37.9 2024 down 3.5% 36th Part-time employment - Regions 189,400 Persons 2025 down 77.6% 22nd Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue) 0 National currency 2025 — 3rd ← Previous Page 7 of 29 Next →