In the county of Sălaj, 49.6% of the 12,690 firms had no employees at the end of 2024, and 30% had one or two employees.

At the end of 2024, the county of Sălaj had 12,690 firms, of which almost half (49.6%) had no employees. Of active firms, 30% had one or two employees. The total number of active employees was 50,110, most of them from small and medium-sized firms. Economist Alexandru Tamba points out that many of these firms are family-owned, and the number of employees could be increased by measures to support part-time contracts.