The unemployment rate registered at national level decreased by 0.06 percentage points compared to the previous month, to 3.19%, the number of unemployed being 254,594 people, according to the National Employment Agency (ANOFM).During the reference period, out of the total number of registered unemployed, 51,563 were indemnified unemployed and 203,031 were not indemnified.The number of unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits decreased by 1,883 people, and the number of unemployed people not receiving unemployment benefits decreased by 2,261 people compared to the previous month.By area of residence, the number of unemployed people at the end of May is as follows: 65,962 unemployed people come from urban areas and 188,632 unemployed people come from rural areas.The number of unemployed women on May 31, 2025 was 118,160 people, while the number of unemployed men was 136,434 people.Most unemployed people were between 40 and 49 years old (65,033), followed by those over 55 years old (61,079), at the opposite end were people between 25 and 29 years old (14,511).Regarding the structure of unemployment by level of education, the unemployed without education and those with primary education have a significant share in the total number of unemployed registered in the records of the ANOFM (31.98%). The unemployed with a secondary education level represent 34.56% of the total number of registered unemployed, and those with university education 4.39%.
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
Contakt Express Logistik, one of Romania’s leading retailers of mobile phone and tablet accessories, with a network of over 235 stores, is set to launch the initial public offering (IPO) between November 12 and December 3, 2025. The company offers a wide range of products, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and gadgets, both in physical […]
Romania attracts fewer international tourists today than it did during the communist era, making it the only country in Europe in this situation, the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) warned, as reported by news agency Agerpres. According to the organization, Romania received more than 3.4...
InterCapital ETF, the first international ETF provider in Romania, will launch two new exchange-traded funds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange starting November 11, 2025. The new instruments are the InterCapital CROBEX10 TR UCITS ETF, which offers exposure to the Croatian blue-chip equity market by tracking the performance of the CROBEX10tr index, and the InterCapital EUR […]
The Competition Councils of Romania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova have granted the necessary authorizations and approvals for the completion of the transaction through which Maspex Romania takes over the majority shareholding of Purcari Wineries. The Maspex Group, which has been present in Romania for nearly 30 years, became the majority shareholder of one […]
