Romania reported 5,746,452 employees in 2024, the highest in the last decade, according to a press statement from the Ministry of Labour, Family, Youth and Social Solidarity (MMFTSS) released on Thursday.The number of individual employment contracts at the end of 2024 was standing at 6,710,815, by over 700,000 higher than ten years ago."Employment policies, increasing employees' skills and supporting employers are priorities of the incumbency. The results of 2024 confirm the effectiveness of the measures on the labour market, and we continue to invest in people under programmes that create new jobs for Romanians," Labour Minister Simona Bucura-Oprescu is quoted as saying in the statement.According to data with the National Employment Agency (ANOFM), in 2024 629,733 jobs openings were announced by employers, including 366,091 jobs that were repeatedly declared open. Most of the jobs openings were in construction, education, healthcare, delivery, commerce and transport. At this moment, ANOFM has over 35,000 available jobs.Through ANOFM, 183,849 Romanians found a job in 2024, of which 98,766 in urban areas and 85,083 in the countryside.The places with most of the new employment contracts in 2024: Bucharest City (693,037) and the counties of Ilfov (150,208), Cluj (138,807), Constanta (126,696), Timis (112,551), Brasov (92,416) and Arges (81,862).Most of the new contracts were concluded in construction (205,163), education (138,526), hospitality (127,383) and road haulage (118,174).
“Catane,” a dark comedy inspired by real events and directed by Ioana Mischie, is set to have its first special screenings in Romania after a successful festival circuit. The film had its world premiere at the IFFI Goa festival in India and was nominated this year at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Best […]
Romania is among the European countries where water reserves are decreasing at an alarming rate, according to an analysis carried out by researchers from University College London in collaboration with The Guardian and Watershed Investigations. Scientists analyzed data from the period 2002–2024 provided by satellites that monitor changes in the Earth's...
George Smyth, 18, went missing on a hike near Romania’s famous Bran Castle more than a week ago. On November 23, the British citizen started to suffer from hypothermia and exhaustion and called the emergency services. Trying to locate him, mountain rescue services conducted searches over the next few days but were only able to […]
Over 107,000 people in Prahova and Dâmbovița counties, in southern Romania, have been without drinking water since Friday, November 28, due to problems at the Paltinu Dam. According to local authorities, the problems are set to persist until next week. The dam registered a drop in water levels, leading to problems in the water distribution system. […]
A special ‘Silent Day’ event will be held at the Bucharest Christmas Market in Constituției Square on Wednesday, December 3, aimed at creating a quieter and more accessible environment for children with sensory disabilities. The initiative is designed to make the festive market manageable for children who may struggle with loud noise, bright lights, and […]
Romanians have the highest level of trust in others in the European Union, according to the most recent Eurostat data for the year 2024, ahead of the usual leader of the ranking, Finland. The indicator ‘trust in others’ measures a person’s trust in people they do not know on a scale from 0 (‘I...
