Romania Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Romania unemployment rate for 2022 was 5.61%, a 0.02% increase from 2021.
Romania unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.59%, a 0.56% increase from 2020.
Romania unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.03%, a 1.12% increase from 2019.
Romania unemployment rate for 2019 was 3.91%, a 0.28% decline from 2018.

Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name	Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa	28.84%
Botswana	23.62%
Gabon	20.61%
Namibia	19.99%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	19.55%
Libya	19.30%
Jordan	19.19%
St. Lucia	15.77%
Iraq	15.32%
Montenegro	15.25%
North Macedonia	14.43%
Bosnia	12.66%
Algeria	12.49%
Guyana	12.30%
Lebanon	11.75%
Albania	11.63%
Costa Rica	11.32%
Colombia	10.55%
Turkey	10.43%
Samoa	10.04%
Brazil	9.23%
Iran	8.82%
Serbia	8.68%
Belize	8.67%
Armenia	8.59%
Equatorial Guinea	8.58%
Suriname	8.23%
Paraguay	6.75%
Mauritius	6.32%
Azerbaijan	5.65%
Venezuela	5.62%
Romania	5.61%
Dominican Republic	5.50%
Jamaica	5.50%
China	4.98%
Kazakhstan	4.86%
Fiji	4.56%
Maldives	4.39%
Bulgaria	4.27%
Turkmenistan	4.13%
Russia	3.87%
Peru	3.85%
Ecuador	3.76%
Malaysia	3.63%
Belarus	3.57%
Mexico	3.26%
Guatemala	3.05%
Tonga	2.43%
Cuba	1.25%
Thailand	0.94%
American Samoa	0.00%
Marshall Islands	0.00%
Nauru	0.00%
Dominica	0.00%
Grenada	0.00%
Tuvalu	0.00%

Romania Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	5.61%	0.02%
2021	5.59%	0.56%
2020	5.03%	1.12%
2019	3.91%	-0.28%
2018	4.19%	-0.74%
2017	4.93%	-0.97%
2016	5.90%	-0.91%
2015	6.81%	0.01%
2014	6.80%	-0.30%
2013	7.10%	0.31%
2012	6.79%	-0.39%
2011	7.18%	0.22%
2010	6.96%	0.10%
2009	6.86%	1.07%
2008	5.79%	-0.62%
2007	6.41%	-0.86%
2006	7.27%	0.10%
2005	7.17%	-0.55%
2004	7.72%	0.77%
2003	6.95%	-1.16%
2002	8.11%	1.55%
2001	6.56%	-0.41%
2000	6.97%	0.73%
1999	6.24%	0.61%
1998	5.63%	0.11%
1997	5.52%	-1.22%
1996	6.74%	-1.27%
1995	8.01%	-0.16%
1994	8.17%	-0.07%
1993	8.24%	-0.02%
1992	8.26%	0.01%
1991	8.25%	8.25%
1990	0.00%	0.00%
1989	0.00%	0.00%
1988	0.00%	0.00%
1987	0.00%	0.00%
1986	0.00%	0.00%
1985	0.00%	0.00%
1984	0.00%	0.00%
1983	0.00%	0.00%
1982	0.00%	0.00%
1981	0.00%	0.00%
1980	0.00%	0.00%
1979	0.00%	0.00%
1978	0.00%	0.00%
1977	0.00%	0.00%
1976	0.00%	0.00%
1975	0.00%	0.00%
1974	0.00%	0.00%
1973	0.00%	0.00%
1972	0.00%	0.00%
1971	0.00%	0.00%
1970	0.00%	0.00%
1969	0.00%	0.00%
1968	0.00%	0.00%
1967	0.00%	0.00%
1966	0.00%	0.00%
1965	0.00%	0.00%
1964	0.00%	0.00%
1963	0.00%	0.00%
1962	0.00%	0.00%
1961	0.00%	0.00%
1960	0.00%	0.00%