Work & Labour in Romania

1,718 indicators covering work & labour for Romania.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 16.51 2025 down 8.7% 18th
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap 28.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2018 down 24.5% 31st
Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 9.5 Euro 2025 up 216.7% 33rd
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 345.24 2025 down 12.7% 19th
Labour inspection visits per inspector 82 2022 down 17.2% 34th
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social 4.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 33.1% 18th
Agricultural family labour force by age, sex of farm manager and NUTS 14.76 billion Euro 2023 up 23.1% 5th
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 23,477 Euro 2025 up 181.6% 38th
Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 15.29 million Thousand hours worked 2025 up 0.4% 9th
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued 68.5 2025 up 185.4% 19th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 8.39 2025 down 18.9% 33rd
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 9.9% 2022 down 63.1% 65th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 1.38 2023 down 75.4% 47th
Time-related underemployment 20.45 2023 down 74.0% 32nd
Time-related underemployment rate 0.255 2023 down 72.5% 44th
Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 15.29 million Thousand hours worked 2025 up 0.4% 8th
Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 217.12 2024 down 42.8% 19th
Labour force by educational attainment level 8,190 Thousand persons 2025 down 10.6% 12th
Employed persons by professional status 7,689 Thousand persons 2025 down 9.9% 12th
Employed persons by professional status and occupation 7,689 Thousand persons 2025 down 9.9% 12th
Employed persons by professional status and full-time/part-time 7,689 Thousand persons 2025 down 9.9% 12th
Self-employed persons by occupation 834.2 Thousand persons 2025 down 49.6% 13th
Employees by occupation 6,687 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.3% 12th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation 7,689 Thousand persons 2025 down 9.9% 12th
Population in private households by degree of urbanisation and labour 14,365 Thousand persons 2025 down 5.7% 10th
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 57.0% 2025 down 5.3% 42nd
Employment rates by educational attainment level 53.5% 2025 down 4.6% 41st
Employed persons by educational attainment level 7,689 Thousand persons 2025 down 9.9% 12th
Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level 7,694 Thousand persons 2025 down 9.9% 12th
Self-employed persons by educational attainment level 834.2 Thousand persons 2025 down 49.6% 13th
Employees by educational attainment level 6,687 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.3% 12th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 7,689 Thousand persons 2025 down 9.9% 12th
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level 6.1% 2025 down 10.3% 20th
Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level 6,176 Thousand persons 2025 up 1.8% 10th
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment 500.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 19.8% 11th
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by 6,170 Thousand persons 2025 up 1.8% 10th
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private 43.0% 2025 up 8.0% 4th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 7 2025 down 29.2% 41st
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment 2.4% 2025 down 75.8% 44th
Temporary employees by occupation 124.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 47.1% 27th
Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract 124.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 47.1% 27th
Temporary employees by educational attainment level 124.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 47.1% 27th
Persons having a second job by educational attainment level 43.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 68.1% 33rd
Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs 43.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 68.1% 33rd
Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job 43.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 68.1% 33rd
Temporary employees by main reason 1.9% 2025 up 35.7% 43rd
Inspectors per 10'000 employed persons 1.92 2022 down 7.2% 4th
Youth employment by educational attainment level 35.8 Thousand persons 2025 down 63.7% 20th
Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 81.54 2024 down 67.4% 33rd
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 1.04 2024 down 64.3% 48th
Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job 79.2 Thousand persons 2025 down 11.3% 24th
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time 59.7% 2025 up 16.8% 1st
Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts 1.6 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup 2024 up 33.3% 22nd
Persons in part-time employment by main reason 59.7% 2025 up 16.8% 1st
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (current ILO) 9.26 2025 down 30.3% 39th
Youth unemployment by educational attainment level 43.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.6% 11th
Public employment 8,627 2024 down 0.1% 12th
Labour input in construction - quarterly data 109.1 Index, 2021=100 2026 up 28.8% 19th
Population in private households by citizenship and labour status 14,367 Thousand persons 2026 down 4.9% 10th
Population in private households by country of birth and labour 14,367 Thousand persons 2026 down 4.9% 10th