• In quarter III 2023 compared to the quarter II 2023 1 , the adjusted hourly labour cost (working days adjusted) registered an increase rate of 1.31%. • In quarter III 2023 compared to the quarter III 2022, the adjusted hourly labour cost (working days adjusted) registered an increase rate of 15.15%. Quarter III 2023 compared to Quarter II 2023 As against the Quarter II 2022, the most significant increase of the hourly labour cost (working days adjusted) was found in education2 (38.42%).Also, slight increases of the hourly labour cost (working days adjusted) were registered in other service activities (1.36%), arts, entertainment and recreation (1.15%), respectively in public administration (0.89%). However, in the majority of economic activities, the hourly labour cost (working days adjusted) decreased compared to the previous quarter. The most significant decreases were found in financial and insurance activities (-10.20%), real estate activities (-5.56%), respectively in administrative and support service activities (-4.06%). As against the previous quarter, the direct costs3 component (wages and salaries) increased by 1.31% and the other costs3 component (nonwages costs) by 1.34%. Quarter III 2023 compared to Quarter III 2022 As compared to the same quarter of the previous year, the hourly labour cost (working days adjusted) increased in all economic activities. The most significant increases of the hourly labour cost (working days adjusted) were found in education (30.46%), construction (22.07%), respectively in administrative and support service activities (19.05%). In quarter III 2023 compared to quarter III 2022, the lowest increases of the hourly labour cost (working days adjusted) were noticed in mining and quarrying (6.33%), other service activities (7.31%), respectively in human health and social work activities (7.94%). As against the same quarter of the previous year, the direct costs component3 (wages and salaries) increased in quarter III 2023 by 15.16% and the other costs component3 (non-wages costs) by 14.88%.
The demand for logistics and industrial spaces reached 575,000 sqm during the first 9 months of this year, a decrease of 20% compared with the same period of 2023, according to a report by real estate consulting company Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. The figures for Q3 2024 reveal that 164,000 square meters were contracted, a […]
Dutch classical music star André Rieu will return to Romania for two concerts at BTarena in Cluj-Napoca on November 13 and 14, 2025. Rieu’s concerts in Romania, where he enjoys a high degree of popularity, have set multiple attendance records. In 2015 and 2016, he performed nine sold-out shows in Bucharest’s Constitution Square for over […]
Till Lindemann, the frontman of famous German rock band Rammstein, will embark on his "Meine Welt" tour across European arenas in the fall of 2025. Among his stops he is scheduled to perform in Romania on December 4, 2025, at Romexpo in Bucharest, as announced on his official website. The "Meine Welt" tour will take […]
HR Summit, one of the most important events dedicated to the human resources industry in Transylvania, will take place under the theme Shifting Priorities: Talent, Technology, and Trust, on Friday, November 22, at Radisson Blu Hotel in Cluj-Napoca. This year's edition of HR Summit focuses on leadership, employee well-being, the introduction of innovative...
Fourteen Central and Eastern European startups (CEE) have been selected for the first edition of the Impact Creators accelerator, Impact Hub Bucharest and PurposeTech announced. The application period attracted 133 proposals from 18 countries. The startups will participate in an intensive program to accelerate their businesses, which will end with a Pitch Day. The most […]
The immersive art museum MINA Cluj will host a special event featuring Dumitru Prunariu, the only Romanian who flew in space. Scheduled for November 24, the event will give the public the opportunity to hear the stories directly from the one who represented Romania in the Soyuz 40 mission in 1981, carried out as part […]
