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.
The third edition of Taifas Balkan Film and Culture Festival, set to take place in Timișoara between October 13 and October 19, will include a retrospective dedicated to Romanian director Radu Jude. The public will be able to see the director's short films, in addition to a preview of his latest production, Dracula, presented at […]
Sursa International Light Art Festival, an event featuring immersive installations, projections, and light structures, will take place at the National Library of Romania from October 13 to October 19. The event brings together international and Romanian artists “in a visual dialogue about technology, architecture and sensitivity,” the organizers announced. “We wanted to build the opportunity […]
Romania’s Defense Ministry has signed a contract worth RON 50.4 million with Rheinnmetall Automecanica, a subsidiary of the German defense industry giant Rheinmetall, for the delivery of drone detection systems, Economedia.ro reported. The radar system will be delivered within 18 months at most and will reportedly be...
The former Steaua Roșie cinema in Cluj-Napoca will reopen as Edison-House of Music, a cultural hub dedicated to music and community, the organizers of the Jazz in the Park festival announced. Built in the early 1900s, the Edison building became, after World War II, the Steaua Roșie cinema. After 1989, the venue underwent several changes […]
Unprecedented amounts of precipitation have been recorded in Romania as cyclone Barbara hit the country on October 5-8, according to the authorities. At the same time, Bucharest exceeded the absolute maximum levels of rain for October. “Between October 5–8, 2025, Romania was affected by the Mediterranean cyclone Barbara, which formed over the Ionian Sea and […]
Romania is one of six European countries recently selected to develop a new artificial intelligence and supercomputing center under the EuroHPC – AI Factories program. The project, known as the AI Factory, will be Romania’s first national AI infrastructure, marking a major step toward strengthening its digital and research capabilities. The initiative will be led […]
