The unemployment rate recorded at the national level was of 2.68% at the end of January of this year, lower by 0.01 percentage points than the previous month and by 0.66 lower than in January of 2021.According to a release of the National Agency for Employment (ANOFM), the total number of unemployed persons at the end of January 2022, was of 234,072 persons, by 685 fewer than the number recorded at the end of the previous month.Of the total of unemployed persons registered, 57,422 are unemployed and receiving unemployment indemnity, while 176,650 are unemployed and do not receive indemnity. The number of unemployed receiving indemnity has decreased by 2,229 persons, while the number off indemnity rose by 1,544 persons over the previous month.Most unemployed persons were aged between 40 and 49 (60,955), followed by those aged 50 to 55 (48,627), at the opposite end being persons aged 25 to 29 (13,134).The unemployed without studies and those with primary-level education hold a significant share in the total number of unemployed persons in ANOFM registers (29,07%). Those with secondary education represent 30.88% of the total number of registered unemployed persons, and those with university studies 4.99%.
President Nicușor Dan has nominated Senate president Ilie Bolojan, a leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and former interim president, for the prime minister seat. Dan said Bolojan is “the best person to carry out the needed adjustments in the state administration.” He pointed to Bolojan’s track record with reducing spending, and said he has […]
Balkanik Festival – Home of World Music, set to take place at Uranus Garden between September 5 and September 7, lines up this year artists who "celebrate that form of joy that does not ignore reality, but faces it with beauty, energy, and solidarity," the organizers said. The artists performing in September in Bucharest will […]
The mayor of Timișoara, Dominic Fritz, announced on Friday, June 20, that two new bridges over the Bega River will be built in the city. The bridges will be financed with EU-backed funds worth over RON 130 million. The bridges in question are the Solventul Bridge, which will connect Gării Street to Dâmbovița Boulevard and […]
A Sarmatian necropolis nearly 2,000 years old was discovered after archaeological excavations were carried out at the Mehala II site in the municipality of Timișoara, in western Romania. Researchers discovered 15 inhumation graves, most arranged in rectangular pits with rounded corners, although some no longer retain their original outline, having been disturbed by the passage […]
The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra will deliver on June 26 a concert marking Romania Day at the Osaka World Expo. Additionally, the Bucharest-based orchestra will present a series of other concerts and recitals, both within the Romanian Pavilion and outside, at Toyonara Hall in Osaka. The George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra's concerts will be conducted by […]
Sphera Franchise Group, the largest food service group in Romania, has opened its first Cioccolatitaliani store in the seaside resort of Riccione, in Italy’s Rimini tourist area. This marks the official launch of Sphera Group’s development plan for the premium Italian brand of coffee, gelato, and pastry. Under the plan, it will open four locations […]
