The employment rate of the working-age population (15-64 years old) stood at 63.3% in the second quarter of the current year, and the number of active people was almost 8.23 million, of which about 490,000 were classified as unemployed, according to data published on Monday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to the cited source, during the analyzed period, the employment rate of the population included in the 15-64 age group increased by 0.6 percentage points, compared to the first quarter.At the same time, the employment rate was higher for men (71.6%, compared to 54.8% for women) and for people from urban areas (69.3% compared to 57.1% in rural areas).Overall, between April and June, Romania's active population was 8.222 million people, of which 7.733 million people were employed and 489,800 people were unemployed.At the same time, in the same period, the employment rate of young people (15-24 years old) was 18.7%.INS data reveal that, in the reference interval, the unemployment rate was 6%, down 0.2 percentage points. By gender, the gap between the two unemployment rates was 0.1 percentage points (6% for men, compared to 5.9% for women), and by residential area, 6.4 percentage points (9.4% in rural areas, compared to 3% in urban areas).Also, by age group, the unemployment rate reached the highest level (22.9%) among young people in the "15-24 years old" category.
Some dinners are eaten. Others are remembered. At Corinthia Grand Hotel du Boulevard, the past few months have unfolded like a quiet culinary opera. One by one, Europe’s most celebrated chefs arrived, took over the kitchen of Boulevard 73 and left behind more than menus; they left stories. Now, on December 4, the curtain falls. […]
HORIZON CITY, a €130 million residential project, is emerging as one of the most solid and forward-thinking developments in the Pipera area—both through its scale and through the modern direction it sets for the new residential standards in the north. Developed across nearly 23,000 sqm, with 699 apartments and 926 parking spaces, the project brings […]
Romania’s National Forest Administration, or Romsilva, announced that it is putting over 16,000 Christmas trees up for sale over the winter in a press release published on Thursday, November 27. The trees can be purchased directly from the offices of the forestry districts. Prices range between RON 17 (EUR 3.3) for a spruce...
Lot 3 Pietroasele–Buzău of Romania's A7 highway, also known as the Moldova highway, was inaugurated on Thursday, November 27. The newly inaugurated segment is 13.9 km long. The A7 connects Romania’s historic regions of Muntenia, the southern part of the country, with Moldova, the eastern part. “We are opening another 13 km of the Moldova Motorway […]
The City Hall of Sinaia, a popular mountain town roughly 120 km north of Bucharest, announced that a new attraction, the alpine coaster on Pârtia Nouă, will officially open on December 1. The installation, located in the ski area near the Sinaia Gondola, features what the authorities say is the longest track of its kind […]
The Romanian national team debuted with a victory in Group A of the Women’s Handball World Championship, organized in the Netherlands and Germany. Romania won 33–24 (13–12) against Croatia in the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam on Thursday, November 27. The Romanian team dominated the match in the second half, left backer Sorina-Maria Grozav scoring 7 […]
