The jobless rate recorded at national level was at the end of February 3.06%, 0.06% higher than in the same month of 2023, According to the National Agency for Labor Force occupation. The total number of unemployed at the end of February 2024 was 246,701 people, of whom 56,704 were paid jobless people and 189,997 were unpaid. The number of paid jobles was 940, and the number of jobless not paif grew by 7,8926 persons against the previus month. At the end of February there were 70,270 unemployed from the urban area and 176,431 from the rural area. There were 116,346 unemployed women and 130,355 men. Most jobless people were between 40 and 49 years old (62,760), followed by 55 year-olds (53,778) at the opposite pole being people between 25 and 29 years old (14,980). The structure of unemployment according to the instruction level, people without studies and those with primary instruction had an important share among unemployed people (29.71%). Unemployed people with high school education represented 34% of jobless people recorded, while 4.77% had higher education.
Real estate developer Hagag Europe Development has expanded its Romanian operations into the energy sector with the acquisition of BTD Distribuție și Furnizare, a local company specializing in natural gas infrastructure, distribution, and supply. The company has opened a new local division - Hagag Energy - and announced plans to invest more than EUR 400 […]
Romanian airline AnimaWings is considering incorporating Buy Now, Pay Later options in its travel offers, similar to the ones already popular in the retail sector, Profit.ro reported. The new ticket financing strategy would be a first in the local aviation market. “It is not yet practiced...
Renowned Romanian author Mircea Cărtărescu will tour the United Kingdom from November 18 to 20 to mark the publication of the English edition of his novel Blinding: The Left Wing, released by Penguin Books. The volume, translated by Sean Cotter, is the first part of Cărtărescu’s acclaimed Blinding trilogy. The tour, organized by Penguin Books […]
Ahold Delhaize, the owner of the local supermarket chains Mega Image and Profi, has appointed Xavier Piesvaux as country manager for Romania beginning January 1, 2025. Piesvaux, who was brand president of Mega Image from 2006 to 2015, will return to the country, where he will oversee the expansion of the company’s local brands Mega […]
Timișoara, Bucharest, and Cluj-Napoca occupy the top three positions in the “Perfect City 2026” ranking conducted by the Bucureștiul Meu website. The study, which analyzed the quality of life in 17 Romanian municipalities, took into account seven criteria: infrastructure, the medical system, air quality, access to nature, cultural activities, relative salary, and the financial index. […]
Cargus, one of Romania’s leading courier companies, recorded a 15% rise in delivery volumes over the Black Friday weekend, 7-10 November, compared to the same period in 2024. In total, the company delivered almost half a million parcels per day nationwide. These results confirm the positive trend of the e-commerce market and highlight Cargus’s strong […]
