INS announces an unemployment rate of 6.1% in March 2026, with a high level of 28.2% among young people. The total number of unemployed has increased to 503,700.

The National Institute of Statistics (INS) reported that Romania recorded an unemployment rate of 6.1% in March 2026, an increase of 0.1 percentage points compared to February. The total number of unemployed (ages 15-74) reached 503,700, compared to 494,700 in the previous month. Although a decrease was observed compared to March 2022, when there were 506,600 unemployed, the unemployment rate remains high among young people (ages 15-24), reaching 28.2%. The unemployment rate was higher for women (6.3%) than for men (6%). Among adults (ages 25-74), the unemployment rate was estimated at 4.6%, with 71.2% of the total unemployed coming from this age group. The data highlights the ongoing challenges in the labor market in Romania.