FX.co ★ Romania Jobless Rate at 7-Month Low

Romania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate slipped to 6.3% in September 2026 from 6.4% in August, reaching its lowest level since February. The number of unemployed people declined by 6.3 thousand compared with the previous month but increased by 26.2 thousand from a year earlier, reaching 517.1 thousand. By gender, the unemployment rate for men edged down to 6.2% from 6.3%, while the rate for women held steady at 6.5%. Among individuals aged 25–74, who represented 76.8% of all unemployed persons, the unemployment rate inched down to 5.1% from 5.2%. Nonetheless, the overall jobless rate remained above the 6.0% recorded in September 2025.