Romania's unemployment rate fell to 5% in September

The unemployment rate reached 5 percent in September this year, down 0.2 percen from the previous month, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics. It is the first decrease recorded after two months of consecutive increase in the unemployment rate in Romania.

According to the INS, the estimated number of unemployed for September was 416,000, 12,000 less than in August. The number of unemployed people aged 25-74 represents 76.6 percent of the total number of unemployed estimated for September 2021.