Work & Labour in Romania

1,718 indicators covering work & labour for Romania.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Dentists — Health and social employment 1.19 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 40.0% 13th
Employer business demography by NACE Rev. 2 and NUTS 3 region 464,549 2020 up 17.9% 6th
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings 1.65 Factor of decile 1 2024 down 12.9% 14th
Quarterly non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 171.2 National currency 2025 up 125.9% 19th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for 6.54 2024 down 22.7% 42nd
Hospital employment 10.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 37.6% 24th
Employer business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region 439,700 2019 up 11.6% 5th
Gender wage gap 5.21 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 2023 up 629.1% 27th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.27 2024 down 31.9% 47th
Pharmacists — Health and social employment 1.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2020 up 56.2% 17th
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees 32.71 2021 up 1,143.7% 43rd
Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 100.7 Index 2026 down 0.1% 26th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 85.1% 2024 up 24.3% 55th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 57.3% 2024 up 18.0% 63rd
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) 6.11 2025 down 10.4% 32nd
Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 6.11 2025 down 10.4% 32nd
Unemployment rate 0.61 2025 down 86.2% 58th
Unemployment 48.05 2025 down 87.9% 53rd
Youth labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,045 2025 down 31.2% 26th
Youth labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition) 38.7 2025 down 19.5% 53rd
Youth outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,656 2025 up 0.8% 22nd
Youth employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,024 2025 down 23.8% 26th
Youth employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 37.91 2025 down 10.8% 47th
Working-age population 15,705 2025 down 5.0% 17th
Youth unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2.02 2025 down 82.4% 57th
Youth unemployment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 0.781 2025 down 85.9% 57th
Labour force participation rate 50.18 2025 down 7.9% 53rd
Labour force 7,881 2025 down 12.6% 20th
Persons outside the labour force 7,824 2025 up 4.0% 12th
Employment-to-population ratio 49.88 2025 down 4.3% 49th
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate 0.61 2025 down 86.2% 57th
Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 19,043 Thousand persons 2026 down 3.0% 10th
Agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures 963 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 2025 down 29.0% 5th
Agricultural labour input statistics - indices 88.35 Index, 2020=100 2025 down 29.0% 31st
Nurses — Health and social employment 11.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 86.1% 16th
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 18.37 2025 up 1.1% 10th
Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data 528 Thousand persons 2026 down 2.9% 12th
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization for persons ages 25 to 7.42 2024 down 31.3% 40th
Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 500.27 2025 down 19.8% 23rd
Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 48.26 2025 down 5.1% 60th
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 7,694 2025 down 9.9% 21st
Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 7,750 2025 up 1.5% 16th
Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 51.39 2025 down 5.8% 63rd
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 3.81 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 1.7% 8th
Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 8,195 2025 down 10.5% 21st
Days not worked per 1000 workers due to strikes and lockouts 4.9 2005 down 85.8% 27th
Number of labour inspection visits 112,954 2022 down 36.1% 11th
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 109.02 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 3.1% 18th
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.207 2025 down 17.9% 49th
Median monthly earnings of employees 1,374 2025 up 347.3% 46th
Public sector employment as a share of total employment 12.7% 2020 down 1.3% 56th
Main agricultural labour force by age and sex of the farm manager 1.17 million Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 25.7% 1st
Agricultural labour force by size of the farm and NUTS 2 region 1.17 million Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 25.7% 1st
Agricultural labour force by legal entity, work status and sex of 1.17 million Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 25.7% 1st
Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment 6,715 Persons 2025 up 10.8% 14th
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap -2.84 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2018 up 91.7% 11th
Number of labour inspectors 1,499 2022 down 16.0% 9th
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 19,043 Thousand persons 2025 down 3.9% 10th
Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure 7,725 Persons 2025 down 9.5% 14th
Trade union density rate 21.39 2018 down 39.9% 36th