RSS
In 2015, the employment rate for working age population, up by 0.4 percentage points year on year
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In 2015, the employment rate for population aged 20-64 years was 66.0%, at a distance of 4.0 percentage points of the national target of 70% established in the context of the Strategy Europe 2020.
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In 2015, the economically active population of Romania was 9159 thousand persons, out of which 8535 thousand were employed persons and 624 thousand were unemployed persons.
In 2015, the employment rate among the population of working age (15-64) was 61.4 percent, up by 0.4 percentage points year on year, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) announced on Monday.
Among the population aged 20 to 64, the employment rate years was 66.0pct, which was 4.0pct below the national target of 70pct set within the Europe 2020 Strategy.
INS registered an economically active population of 9.159 million, including 8.535 million employed and 624,000 unemployed.
The employment rate was still higher among men (69.5pct) than among women (53.2pct), along the past years' figures; also, the rate was higher in rural areas (61.7pct) than in urban ones (61.3pct).
By age tiers, the employment rates were 24.5pct for youth (15-24 years) and 41.1pct for elderly (55-64).
By education levels, the rate was 85.3pct for graduates of higher education, 64.9pct for those with medium level studies, and 42.6pct for those with lower education levels.
The number of regular employees, up by 212,000 persons, contributed most (71pct) to overall employment; self-employed and contributing family workers had a proportion of 27.9pct in the employed population.
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers represented 21.4pct of total employment. Significant weights in total employment were also held by craft and related trades workers (15.9pct), professionals (14.8pct) and by service and sales workers (14.6pct).
Out of the total number of employed persons, 25.6pct worked in agricultural sector, 28.4pct in industry and constructions and 46.0pct in services; 6.352 million persons were employed in non-agricultural activities, significant shares being held by those working in manufacturing (24.4pct), trade (18.1pct) and constructions (10.0pct).
On a 2014 basis, employment decreased in agriculture (-258,000 persons); in manufacturing (-44,000); in production and supply of electric and thermal energy, gas, hot water and air conditioning (-10,000); in professional, scientific and technical activities, and in financial intermediation (both down by 8,000). The most significant increases as compared to the previous year were registered in public administration (+50,000); education (+44,000); transportation and
storage (+43,000); and trade (+37,000).
847,000 persons, representing 9.9pct of total employment, worked part-time in 2015. Most of the part-time workers were working in agriculture (84.8pct).
In 2015, the actual average duration of working week in main activity was 38.5 hours/week; 136,000 persons also carried out secondary activities, working on average 13.1 hours/week.
The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.8pct. By gender, the gap was 1.7pct (7.5pct unemployment for men against 5.8 for women). By residence, the gap was 0.4pct (7pct unemployment in urban areas versus 6.6pct in rural ones).
Unemployment was highest (21.7pct) among young persons (15-24 years); also, higher for people with low and medium education (81.pct and 7.2pct respectively) than for those with higher education (4.1pct).
The long-term unemployment rate (weight of unemployed for one year and over in the active population) was 3.0pct and the incidence of long-term unemployment (weight of unemployed for one year and over in total unemployment) was 43.9pct. For young people (15-24 years), the long-term unemployment rate (unemployed for six months and over) was 13.1pct and the incidence of long-term unemployment was 60.6pct.