Unemployment 
Romania Jobless Rate Down To 7.08% In October
Romanian unemployment rate was at 7.08% in October, down from 7.35% a month earlier, as the total number of unemployed people reached 645,794, compared with 670,247 in September, according to the country’s employment agency ANOFM data. End-October, the number of jobless claims rose slightly to 329,182 from 325,374 in the previous month. citeste mai mult
The Unemployment Rate in Romania Dropped Slightly in September
According to Romania’s National Employment Agency ANOFM, the jobless rate dropped in September from 7.39% to 7.35%. The number of unemployed people has reduced to 670,247, from which 289,336 are women. The jobless rate amongst women is 6.78%. In the same month of the last year the indicator pointed 6.9%. The areas with the most jobless people are Vaslui (12.44%), Mehedinti (12.06%), Teleorman (11.58%), Covasna (10.68%) and Gorj (10.54%). On the other hand, the smallest percentage of unemployed persons is found in Ilfov (2.71%), Bucharest (2.97%), Timis (4.27%), Constanta (5.15%) and Arad (5.55%). citeste mai mult
The Jobless Rate Dropped Slightly to 7.39% in August
The unemployment rate fell in August to 7.39%, from 7.43% a month earlier, according to Romania's employment agency ANOFM. In August 2009, the jobless rate was 6.6%. In nominal terms, the total number of unemployed people reached 675,790, down from 679,495 people in July, ANOFM also said. Recently the International Monetary Fund stated that the labour markets are in a “terrible state”, since more and more people can not find a job for a stable period of time, and this, therefore affects the social cohesion. “The human and social costs of the unemployment are bigger than the temporary loss of income”, IMF mentioned in a study presented at a International Labour Organization (ILO) conference. citeste mai mult
Employers in Romania to Withhold and Pay Social Contributions for Copyright Income
Romanian employers shall withhold, declare and calculate the pension insurance contribution and the contribution to the unemployment fund for their employees’ income from copyright, Labor Minister Ioan Botis said today. According to the decision of the Romanian Government, the new procedures will be applied starting Monday, September 13. The social security contributions will not be paid for employees who are constantly paid salaries and gain income from copyright occasionally. Also, social security contributions will be limited to five average gross salaries per year for people with no employment contract and who exclusively gain occasional income from copyright. Employees who are paid salaries and also gain income from copyright, on a regular basis, will pay social security contributions for the extra income, which will also be limited to five monthly average gross salaries. The companies must declare, calculate, withhold and pay individual social... citeste mai mult
Romanian Jobless Rate Will Rise Until the End of the Year
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc announced on Sunday that the Government estimates an increase in the country’s unemployment rate until the end of 2010, caused by the austerity measures applied in the public sector. The official also pointed that the decrease in the country's jobless rate observed in the past few months was driven by the summer period. Boc stressed that, although revenues to the social security budget are similar to those in the first half of 2009, the situation doesn’t look good because the costs with unemployment benefits are expected to double due to the restructuring process is the public sector. Still, Romania's jobless rate is way below the average of other European Union countries, pointing 7.44% in June, from 7.67% a month earlier. citeste mai mult
Romanian Unemployment Rate Up To 8.36% In March
Romania’s employment agency ANOFM data shows that the country’s jobless rate rose to 8.36% in March, up from 8.3% a month earlier and well above a rate of 5.6% in the same period the previous year. The total number of unemployed persons reached 765,285. The number of jobless claims was 462,289 in March, down from 468,863 the month before. citeste mai mult
Romania Jobless Rate Rised To 7.5% in the last trimester of 2009
According to the National Statistics Institute, Romania's unemployment rate rose to 7.5% in the fourth quarter of 2009, up from 6.8% in the third trimester, to 731,000 jobless people. In the same period the year before, the unemployment rate was 5.8%. Romania's total labor force in the last quarter of 2009 was estimated at 9.75 million people. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable Smso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;T Source: Mediafax citeste mai mult
Romania February Unemployment Rate Rises To 8.3%
Official data show that Romanian unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points on the month to 8.3% in February, the highest rate since 2003. The country's employment agency ANOFM announced that the total number of unemployed people reached 762,375 in February. Romanian jobless rate is expected to rise further in 2010, particularly in light of the government's planned cuts in the public sector to help lowering the budget deficit to 5.9% of the gross domestic product, versus 7.2% of GDP a year before. citeste mai mult
Romania’s January Unemployment Rate Rose to 8.1%
In the first month of the year, Romania’s unemployment rose at 8.1%, the highest level since January 2003, when it reached 8.6%, according to official data showed Monday by the National Employment Agency ANOFM. The total number of unemployed people rose to 740,982 in January, from 709,383 in December, when the unemployment was 7.8%, significantly higher than the one registered in the first month of 2009. According to ANOFM, 459.158 persons receive compensations and 281.824 unemployed people do not. Most of the jobless people, 605.371, are coming from the private companies. citeste mai mult
Romania’s Unemployment Rate Reaches Its Highest Point Since 2004
The unemployment rate in Romania rose for the 15th consecutive month in October to 7.1%, according to the National Employment Agency ANOFM. This is the highest jobless rate since April 2004, when the unemployment was at 7.4%. The total number of unemployed people was at 653,939 at the end of October, from 625,140 a month earlier. The rise in unemployment was due to layoffs in the latest period, as well as to a lack of vacant jobs. citeste mai mult
